Martha Nussbaum: 36 books
by Martha Nussbaum
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 8, 2011
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 8, 2011
Due donne che si baciano, due uomini che fanno l’amore. Disgusto. Nei confronti delle omosessualità la nostra società ha sempre manifestato un’avversione viscerale, che Martha Nussbaum collega al fastidio provato di fronte alle secrezioni corporee, ai rifiuti organici, alla materia in decomposizione....
La Speranza degli afflitti
Il lutto e i fondamenti della giustizia. A cura di Paolo Costa
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 21, 2017
Una riflessione appassionata sulla relazione intima, ma non trasparente, tra il desiderio fin troppo umano di essere consolati e l’aspirazione a una giustizia universale.Passione per la giustizia, senso di fratellanza, gusto per la disputa intellettuale, doni inestimabili della tradizione, apertura...
Liberty of Conscience
In Defense of America's Tradition of Religious Equality
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2008
The respect for religious difference has formed the bedrock of our nation and made equality possible. Yet today we are told that moral values”-code for a government shaped by religious concerns-must be the keystone of our social compact.
A rich and compelling chronicle of an essential idea,...
Singing in the Fire
Stories of Women in Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2003
Ask most people to imagine a philosopher and they probably think of someone like Socrates—absent-minded, perhaps, but with a sharp intellect and a thirst for the truth. A woman juggling car pools and housework is not the first image that springs to mind, but women have taken huge steps in the philosophy...
by Anita Allen, Drucilla Cornell, Ann Cudd
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2004
Over the past thirty years, western political philosophy has been enriched by a renewed interest in liberalism, and by the development of feminism. Although liberalism is one of the important historical roots of feminism, many contemporary feminist political philosophers reject liberal political theory....
Politieke emoties
waarom een rechtvaardige samenleving niet zonder liefde kan
Language: Dutch
Release Date: March 13, 2014
Martha Nussbaum is een van s werelds invloedrijkste politieke denkers. In haar nieuwe boek 'Politieke emoties' voegt zij haar belangrijkste gedachtegoed de filosofie van emoties en de theorie van sociale rechtvaardigheid samen tot een pleidooi voor meer empathie in het politieke denken. In de moderne...
From Disgust to Humanity
Sexual Orientation and Constitutional Law
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2010
A distinguished professor of law and philosophy at the University of Chicago, a prolific writer and award-winning thinker, Martha Nussbaum stands as one of our foremost authorities on law, justice, freedom, morality, and emotion. In From Disgust to Humanity, Nussbaum aims her considerable intellectual...
Not for Profit
Why Democracy Needs the Humanities - Updated Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
In this short and powerful book, celebrated philosopher Martha Nussbaum makes a passionate case for the importance of the liberal arts at all levels of education.
Historically, the humanities have been central to education because they have been seen as essential for creating competent democratic...
by Martha C. Nussbaum
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2000
What does it mean to respect the dignity of a human being? What sort of support do human capacities demand from the world, and how should we think about this support when we encounter differences of gender or sexuality? How should we think about each other across divisions that a legacy of injustice...
Anger and Forgiveness
Resentment, Generosity, Justice
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Anger is not just ubiquitous, it is also popular. Many people think it is impossible to care sufficiently for justice without anger at injustice. Many believe that it is impossible for individuals to vindicate their own self-respect or to move beyond an injury without anger. To not feel anger in those...
by Martha C. Nussbaum
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 21, 2012
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 21, 2012
Quale ragione ha spinto diversi giornali ad attribuire la strage di 77 norvegesi a non meglio precisati estremisti islamici, finché non è stato chiarito che l’esecutore era un terrorista xenofobo autoctono? Perché la Svizzera, un paese con quattro minareti, indice un referendum per proibire questi...
Hiding from Humanity
Disgust, Shame, and the Law
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2009
Should laws about sex and pornography be based on social conventions about what is disgusting? Should felons be required to display bumper stickers or wear T-shirts that announce their crimes? This powerful and elegantly written book, by one of America's most influential philosophers, presents a critique...
Extending Political Liberalism
A Selection from Rawls's Political Liberalism, edited by Thom Brooks and Martha C. Nussbaum
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Widely hailed as one of the most significant works in modern political philosophy, John Rawls's Political Liberalism (1993) defended a powerful vision of society that respects reasonable ways of life, both religious and secular. These core values have never been more critical as anxiety grows over...
The Monarchy of Fear
A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
From one of the world’s most celebrated moral philosophers comes a thorough examination of the current political crisis and recommendations for how to mend our divided country.
For decades Martha C. Nussbaum has been an acclaimed scholar and humanist, earning dozens of honors for her books...