Martha Nussbaum
1947
5
Quotes
Biography
Martha Nussbaum is an American philosopher and classicist known for her work on ethics, political philosophy, and emotions. She was born in 1947 in New York City. Nussbaum has made significant contributions to the fields of virtue ethics, feminism, and capabilities approach. She has held professorships at top universities like Harvard and the University of Chicago.
Famous Quotes (5)
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The love of our country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
2
A cultivated mind is, I suspect, always more alive than one that hasn't been cultivated.
3
When men and women are rewarded for greed, greed grows; when they are rewarded for love, love grows.
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Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
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The more you can get emotional consistency by moving away from excessive top-down control and dominance, the more people flourish.