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10The Fragility of GoodnessCambridge University Press. 2001.This book is a study of ancient views about "moral luck." It examines the fundamental ethical problem that many of the valued constituents of a well-lived life are vulnerable to factors outside a person's control, and asks how this affects our appraisal of persons and their lives. The Greeks made a profound contribution to these questions, yet neither the problems nor the Greek views of them have received the attention they deserve. This updated edition contains a new preface.
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10Education for Citizenship in an Era of Global ConnectionIn Aaron Stoller & Eli Kramer (eds.), Contemporary Philosophical Proposals for the University: Toward a Philosophy of Higher Education, Springer Verlag. pp. 145-159. 2018.Higher education makes an important contribution to citizenship. In the United States, the required portion of the “liberal arts education” in colleges and universities can be reformed so as to equip students for the challenges of global citizenship. This chapter advocates focusing on three abilities: the Socratic ability to criticize one’s own traditions and to carry on an argument on terms of mutual respect for reason; the ability to think as a citizen of the whole world, not just some local r…Read more
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10Upheavals of ThoughtJournal of Religious Ethics 31 (2): 325-341. 2001.In "Upheavals of Thought", Martha Nussbaum offers a theory of the emotions. She argues that emotions are best conceived as thoughts, and she argues that emotion-thoughts can make valuable contributions to the moral life. She develops extensive accounts of compassion and erotic love as thoughts that are of great moral import. This paper seeks to elucidate what it means, for Nussbaum, to say that emotions are forms of thought. It raises critical questions about her conception of the structure of e…Read more
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10Extending Political Liberalism: A Selection From Rawls's Political Liberalism, Edited by Thom Brooks and Martha C. NussbaumCambridge University Press. 2015.Widely hailed as one of the most significant works in modern political philosophy, John Rawls's _Political Liberalism_ 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 political and religious difference and new restrictions are placed on peaceful protest and individual expression. In her introduction to the volume, Martha Nussbaum discusses the main themes of _Political L…Read more
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10Essays on Aristotle's de Anima (edited book)Oxford University Press UK. 1992.Aristotle's philosophy of mind has recently attracted renewed attention and respect from philosophers. This volume brings together outstanding new essays on De Anima by a distinguished international group of contributors including, in this paperback efdition, a new essay by Myles Burnyeat. The essays form a running commentary on the work, covering such topics as the relation between body and soul, sense-perception, imagination, memory, desire, and thought. the authors, writing with philosophical…Read more
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10Patriotisme et cosmopolitismeCahiers Philosophiques 1 99-110. 2012.L’article dont nous présentons ici la traduction fait partie des principaux textes qui ont, au début des années 1990, remis au goût du jour la perspective cosmopolitique. C’est ce caractère rénovateur qui motive notre choix de publication. Depuis la rédaction de cet article, Martha Nussbaum a régulièrement écrit sur la notion de cosmopolitisme et sur son articulation avec l’idée de patriotisme, précisant sa pensée sur ce point. Son article le plus récent sur cette question précise est « Toward a…Read more
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10Commentary on EnglertProceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium of Ancient Philosophy 10 (1): 97-114. 1994.
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10"Finely Aware and Richly Responsible": Literature and the Moral ImaginationOxford University Press. 1990.
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9CommentIn Judith JarvisHG Thomson (ed.), Goodness and Advice, Princeton University Press. pp. 97-125. 2009.
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9The Meddling Gods: Four Essays on Classical Themes (review)Philosophy and Literature 1 (3): 342-353. 1977.
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9The Speech of Alcibiades: A Reading of Plato's SymposiumPhilosophy and Literature 3 (2): 131-172. 1979.
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8Libertarianism: For and AgainstRowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2005.Libertarianism: For and Against offers dueling perspectives on the scope of legitimate government. Tibor R. Machan, a well-known libertarian philosopher, argues for a minimal government devoted solely to protecting individual rights to life, liberty, and property. Against this view, philosopher Craig Duncan defends democratic liberalism, which aims to ensure that all citizens have fair access to a life of dignity. In a dynamic exchange of arguments, the two philosophers cut to the heart of this …Read more
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8Public philosophy and international feminismIn Stephen Everson (ed.), Ethics, Cambridge University Press. 1998.
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8Symposium on Cosmopolitanism Duties of Justice, Duties of Material Aid: Cicero’s Problematic LegacyJournal of Political Philosophy 8 (2): 176-206. 2000.
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8Le premier fondateurArchives de Philosophie du Droit 52 299-316. 2009.Roger Williams est l’un des créateurs de la tradition constitutionnelle américaine. Il fournit les bases d’une politique fondée sur un égal respect des consciences et l’équité religieuse qui résonnent jusqu’à aujourd’hui. Derrière son importante réussite politique, il y a une pensée aussi riche sur ces questions que celle de John Locke et nettement plus pénétrante quant à la psychologie de la victime et de son tortionnaire. Elle tourne autour d’une idée sur laquelle Williams se concentre avec un…Read more
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8Intervista a Martha C. NussbaumRivista Internazionale di Filosofia Del Diritto 88 (1): 99-110. 2011.
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8Aristotelian dualism: reply to Howard RobinsonOxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy 2 197-207. 1984.
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8Commentary on HalperinProceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium of Ancient Philosophy 5 (1): 53-72. 1989.
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8Nature, Function, and Capability: Aristotle on Political DistributionOxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy 145-184. 1988.
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8Commentary on KamtekarProceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium of Ancient Philosophy 24 (1): 151. 2009.
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8Literaturessay: Feministinnen und PhilosophieDeutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie 43 (2): 375-388. 1995.
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7The Poetics of Therapy: Hellenistic Ethics in Its Rhetorical and Literary ContextAcademic Printing &. 1990.
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7CHAPTER 13. The Therapy of DesireIn The Therapy of Desire: Theory and Practice in Hellenistic Ethics, Princeton University Press. pp. 484-510. 2009.