Some emotions are essential to law and to public principles of justice: anger at wrongdoing, fear for our safety, compassion for the pain of others, all these are good reasons to make laws that protect people in their rights. — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share
All of us, whether we are ignorant of philosophy or professors of philosophy, find it easier to follow dogma than to think. — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share
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 Copy Share
I wish a person with a record of competence such as Nitish Kumar would get a chance to lead India. — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
Emotions aren't just mindless urges; they contain thoughts about matters of importance. — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share
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 Copy Share
People - and I think this is particularly true of Americans - don't like to be passive. They like to seize control. — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
