Acclaimed philosopher/biographer/novelist Rebecca Goldstein boldly inserts Plato into the present. She puts the Western world's greatest thinker on a panel at the 92nd Street Y, adds his two cents to an advice column full of romantic quandaries, gives him a guest appearance on a cable news program, and, yes, deposits him at Google’s storied corporate center. Plato uses these contemporary settings to opine on topics from childrearing to politics to love (platonic and otherwise) to biological determinism. Monitor reviewer Elizabeth Toohey calls this an "oddly appealing" book that makes a "compelling case." You can see the Monitor's full review of "Plato at the Googleplex" here.
