Martha Nussbaum is an American philosopher with a particular interest in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, political philosophy, feminism, and ethics, including animal rights. She is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, a chair that includes appointments in the philosophy department and the law school.
Nussbaum is the author or editor of a number of books that have been influential within her field, including The Fragility of Goodness (1986), Sex and Social Justice (1998), a work with Juha Sihvola, The Sleep of Reason (2002), Hiding From Humanity: Disgust, Shame, and the Law (2004), Animal Rights (2004, co-editor with Cass Sunstein), and Frontiers of Justice: Disability, Nationality, Species Membership (2006).
"The capabilities approach, as I have developed it, as a theory of justice, begins with the idea that ll human beings have an inherent dignity and require life circumstances that are worthy of that dignity."
Some Common Sayings:
"Those people don't pay their own way."
"[supporting a new group of people]...This has become a drag to on our economy"
[Based on views expressed in the film The Examined Life (2008)]
Nussbaum is the author or editor of a number of books that have been influential within her field, including The Fragility of Goodness (1986), Sex and Social Justice (1998), a work with Juha Sihvola, The Sleep of Reason (2002), Hiding From Humanity: Disgust, Shame, and the Law (2004), Animal Rights (2004, co-editor with Cass Sunstein), and Frontiers of Justice: Disability, Nationality, Species Membership (2006).
"The capabilities approach, as I have developed it, as a theory of justice, begins with the idea that ll human beings have an inherent dignity and require life circumstances that are worthy of that dignity."
Some Common Sayings:
"Those people don't pay their own way."
"[supporting a new group of people]...This has become a drag to on our economy"
[Based on views expressed in the film The Examined Life (2008)]