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Martha Craven Nussbaum (/ ˈ n ʊ s b ɔː m /; born May 6, 1947) is an American philosopher and the current Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, where she is jointly appointed in the law school and the philosophy department.
May 10, 2024 · Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher known for her wide-ranging work in ancient and contemporary philosophy and for her philosophically informed contributions to current debates on human rights, social and transnational justice, feminism and women’s rights, multiculturalism, and the value of liberal arts education.
Martha C. Nussbaum received her BA from NYU and her MA and PhD from Harvard. She has taught at Harvard, Brown, and Oxford Universities and is currently the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, appointed in the Department of Philosophy and the Law School.
Jul 18, 2016 · Martha Nussbaum’s far-reaching ideas illuminate the often ignored elements of human life—aging, inequality, and emotion. By Rachel Aviv. July 18, 2016. “What I am calling for,” Nussbaum...
Dec 5, 2022 · Martha Nussbaum Thinks So. “To give animals recognition as persons under constitutional law would be the goal,” says the esteemed author of a new book on animal justice.
Prolific and celebrated, Martha C. Nussbaum is one of the few contemporary philosophers who not only enjoys great esteem in academic quarters but is able to address large general audiences through her books and writings.
Martha C. Nussbaum. Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics. Martha C. Nussbaum received her BA from NYU and her MA and PhD from Harvard. She has taught at Harvard University, Brown University, and Oxford University.
Apr 8, 2022 · After graduating from New York University in 1969, Nussbaum studied classics at Harvard and became the first woman elected to Harvard’s Society of Fellows. She credits two mentors—Bernard Williams and Stanley Cavell—with “helping women achieve equality in a male-dominated field.”
Professor Martha Nussbaum is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, appointed in the Philosophy Department, Law School, and Divinity School.
Dec 8, 2022 · Known as one of the world’s most influential philosophers and humanists, Martha Nussbaum in her latest book Justice for Animals, provides a revolutionary approach to animal rights, ethics, and law.
