Quote by Martha C. Nussbaum

I think that's what we really need in America, for people to hear each other. And I think philosophy could do a little bit…

— Martha C. Nussbaum

If you really do want to increase women's status, you could focus on just that, but you'd probably better focus also on women's education.…

— Martha C. Nussbaum

We are lucky in the United States to have our liberal arts system. In most countries, if you go to university, you have to…

— Martha C. Nussbaum

Life is about more than earning a living, and if you're not in the habit of thinking about it, you can end up middle-aged…

— Martha C. Nussbaum

Our emotional life maps our incompleteness: A creature without any needs would never have reasons for fear, or grief, or hope, or anger.

— Martha C. Nussbaum

I do think there's a lot of bad writing, and I worry about that in philosophy. I worry about it even more in literary…

— Martha C. Nussbaum

With the rise of capitalism, it became more obvious that people pursue individual self-interest. The great nationalist in Italy, Giuseppe Mazzini, a wonderful philosopher,…

— Martha C. Nussbaum

The EU might have become a large federal nation. But they would have had to do things differently. Number one, they would've had to…

— Martha C. Nussbaum

As human beings, we ought to be vulnerable. We shouldn't try to say that we can be self-sufficient or do everything that's necessary for…

— Martha C. Nussbaum

Disgust relies on moral obtuseness. It is possible to view another human being as a slimy slug or a piece of revolting trash only…

— Martha C. Nussbaum

The thing that I find so bad about anger is the desire for payback. Of course, it is very human to wish for revenge.…

— Martha C. Nussbaum

The GDP approach doesn't address many aspects of human life: health, education, political liberty, religious liberty, employment opportunities. And these are not all that…

— Martha C. Nussbaum