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Podcast: Innerspace: Deep, Meaningful Conversations with Brett Kaufman
Episode: Scott Levin: The Illusion of Control, Surviving 9/11, and the True Purpose of College
Description: Scott Levin is a tenured college professor, a lifelong friend of Brett’s, and someone who has learned to find profound comfort in life's unavoidable chaos.In this conversation, Brett and Scott trace the full arc: growing up in Ohio, the sudden loss of his father at 13, discovering Dostoevsky to escape the trap of 1980s materialism, moving to New York City just two weeks before 9/11, and the decades of teaching that helped him understand the ultimate "in-between" stage of young adulthood.They discuss the concept of "negative capability," why the materialism portrayed in novels like Am...