{"product_id":"the-mattering-instinct-rebecca-newberger-goldstein-9781324096856","title":"The Mattering Instinct: How Our Deepest Longing Drives Us and Divides Us","description":"\u003cp\u003eMacArthur Fellow and author of \u003cem\u003ePlato at the Googleplex\u003c\/em\u003e, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein returns with a book about the primal drive that in our species alone has been transformed into one of our most persistent and universal motivations: the longing to \u003cem\u003ematter\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on biology, psychology, and philosophy, Goldstein argues that this longing is the source of both interpersonal and societal progress and conflict--the very crux of the human experience. The \"mattering map,\" a concept that she first introduced in her bestselling novel \u003cem\u003eThe Mind-Body Problem\u003c\/em\u003e, returns to illuminate how our need for significance shapes identity, relationships, and culture. Goldstein seamlessly merges rigorous scholarship with compelling storytelling, offering a framework to understand and harness this universal drive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Mattering Instinct\u003c\/em\u003e is a profound exploration and a major intellectual contribution, decades in the making, of what it means to be human, challenging readers to reconsider their place in the world and their connections to others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Newberger Goldstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1324096853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324096856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Rebecca Newberger Goldstein","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47202591375615,"sku":"9781324096856","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_422acb83-13a1-4f13-b88c-e053e1000266.jpg?v=1756832811","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mattering-instinct-rebecca-newberger-goldstein-9781324096856","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}