Martha Nussbaum

Capabilities approach, philosophy

Contemporary influential 32 sayings

Sayings by Martha Nussbaum

The idea of human dignity is at the core of a just society.

2012 — Speech
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The idea of human dignity is at the core of a just society.

2012 — Speech
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

Fear is a powerful emotion that can undermine democracy and lead to authoritarianism.

2017 — Interview
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

Fear is a powerful emotion that can undermine democracy and lead to authoritarianism.

2017 — Interview
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

We need to educate citizens for global citizenship, for a world where we are all interconnected.

1997 — Book: 'Cultivating Humanity: A Classical Defense of Reform in Liberal Education'
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We need to educate citizens for global citizenship, for a world where we are all interconnected.

1997 — Book: 'Cultivating Humanity: A Classical Defense of Reform in Liberal Education'
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

The capacity for play is essential for human flourishing, even in adulthood.

2005 — Lecture
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The capacity for play is essential for human flourishing, even in adulthood.

2005 — Lecture
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

The ancient Greeks had a profound understanding of the human condition, and we can still learn much from them.

1986 — Book: 'The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy'
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The ancient Greeks had a profound understanding of the human condition, and we can still learn much from them.

1986 — Book: 'The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy'
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

Philosophy is not just about abstract concepts; it's about how to live a good life.

2011 — Interview
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Philosophy is not just about abstract concepts; it's about how to live a good life.

2011 — Interview
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The pursuit of profit should not overshadow the pursuit of human well-being.

2010 — Book: 'Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities'
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The pursuit of profit should not overshadow the pursuit of human well-being.

2010 — Book: 'Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities'
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

We need to resist the temptation to reduce human beings to mere economic units.

2014 — Speech
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We need to resist the temptation to reduce human beings to mere economic units.

2014 — Speech
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The imagination is a crucial tool for moral and political understanding.

1995 — Book: 'Poetic Justice: The Literary Imagination and Public Life'
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The imagination is a crucial tool for moral and political understanding.

1995 — Book: 'Poetic Justice: The Literary Imagination and Public Life'
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

Compassion is not weakness; it is a strength that can motivate us to act for justice.

2015 — Interview
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Compassion is not weakness; it is a strength that can motivate us to act for justice.

2015 — Interview
Strange & Unusual Confirmed