Martha Nussbaum

American · 1947–

American philosopher known for her work on capabilities, emotions, and political philosophy, bridging ancient Greek thought with contemporary ethics.

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“To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world, an ability to trust uncertain things beyond your own control.”

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“Emotions are not just the fuel that powers the psychological mechanism of a reasoning creature, they are parts, highly complex and messy parts, of this creature's reasoning itself.”

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