—lives worth living—in a world that offers us more and more choice across virtually all areas of activity. Drawing deeply on the philosophical roots of individualism and liberalism, Goldstein offers a moral psychology of freedom, a way to think about individual dignity, pluralism, and self-authorship without devolving into either nihilism or top-down moralism.0:00—What is the mattering instinct?4:30—Age, class, and the crisis of meaning8:46—How do history and technology affect mattering?10:59—Secularism and mattering15:00—The four archetypes27:14—Pursuit of flourishing32:43—Psychology of freedom35:43—Frank Meeink42:50—Lou Xiaoying51:29—Existential angstSubscribe at YouTube: http://youtube.com/reasontvLike us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reason.MagazineFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/reasonVisit the archive: https://reason.com/tags/reason-podcast