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Susan Neiman

Director of the Einstein Forum in Potsdam, Neiman is a moral philosopher and cultural commentator. Her work has appeared in The New York Times and the Boston Globe.

Director of the Einstein Forum in Potsdam, Neiman is a moral philosopher and cultural commentator. Her work has appeared in The New York Times and the Boston Globe.

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