"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."
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Martha Craven Nussbaum is a distinguished American philosopher and the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago. Her work spans ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, political philosophy, existentialism, feminism, and ethics, including animal rights. Nussbaum has published over two dozen influential books, such as "The Fragility of Goodness" and "Creating Capabilities," and has received prestigious awards like the Kyoto Prize and the Holberg Prize. Her career includes previous teaching positions at Harvard and Brown, with significant contributions to the fields of law, ethics, and human rights.
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"Often, we feel helpless in lots of situations in our lives. The way anger gets a grip on us is it seems to be a way to extricate ourselves from helplessness."
Martha Nussbaum"Envy, propelled by fear, can be even more toxic than anger, because it involves the thought that other people enjoy the good things of life which the envier can't hope to attain through hard work and emulation."
Martha Nussbaum"Disgust is often more deeply buried than envy and anger, but it compounds and intensifies the other negative emotions."
Martha Nussbaum"I love fashion, and I simply enjoy good design in clothes and regard that as one of my hobbies."
Martha Nussbaum"The imagination is an innate gift, but it needs refinement and cultivation; this is what the humanities provide."
Martha Nussbaum"Courses in the humanities, in particular, often seem impractical, but they are vital, because they stretch your imagination and challenge your mind to become more responsive, more critical, bigger."
Martha Nussbaum"Knowledge is not a guarantee of good political behavior, but ignorance is a virtual guarantee of bad behavior."
Martha Nussbaum"To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world, the ability to trust uncertain things beyond your own control that can lead you to be shattered."
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