Education Quotes by Martha Nussbaum

I worked among many famous philosophers, and I tried to observe how they treated students. I knew which ones I wanted to be like,…

— Martha Nussbaum

All of us, whether we are ignorant of philosophy or professors of philosophy, find it easier to follow dogma than to think.

— Martha Nussbaum

I think Americans did learn that you just are not going to be able to live well if you subordinate people on the grounds…

— Martha Nussbaum

I wish a person with a record of competence such as Nitish Kumar would get a chance to lead India.

— Martha Nussbaum

I wouldn't express anything without being very thoughtful.

— Martha Nussbaum

When I was four I joined a group of girls who were talking about their party dresses. I thought they were imagining, so I…

— Martha Nussbaum

There were several men who had blazed the trail for talking about emotions in philosophy; otherwise my work would have had even more opposition…

— Martha Nussbaum

Emotions aren't just mindless urges; they contain thoughts about matters of importance.

— Martha Nussbaum

If you've been betrayed by a spouse or a partner, it's much easier to focus on causing that person pain than it is to…

— Martha Nussbaum

People - and I think this is particularly true of Americans - don't like to be passive. They like to seize control.

— Martha Nussbaum

Fear and monarchy pair nicely. But democracy means you have to work with people you may not like but you must still believe are…

— Martha Nussbaum

You have to connect your work to what people are doing. A good way is to construct a bridge between theory and practice -…

— Martha Nussbaum

You can't have a democracy when people don't learn to put themselves in the shoes of another person, who can't think what their policies…

— Martha Nussbaum

Every time I undress in the locker room of my gym, I see women bearing the scars of liposuction, tummy tucks, breast implants.

— Martha Nussbaum

The U.S. has always understood itself to be united around political principles and not around culture, whereas the nations of Europe have a much…

— Martha Nussbaum