Martha C. Nussbaum es profesora en la Universidad de Chicago, afiliada a la Facultad de Derecho y al Departamento de Filosofía. Su obra se adentra profundamente en la ética, la filosofía política y la psicología, explorando a menudo cómo los individuos pueden llevar vidas plenas dentro de sus sociedades. Nussbaum es reconocida por su habilidad para conectar ideas filosóficas antiguas con problemas contemporáneos, enfatizando la empatía, la compasión y el desarrollo de las capacidades humanas como base para una sociedad justa. Su enfoque se caracteriza por una argumentación rigurosa y un compromiso con la aplicación de conceptos filosóficos a los desafíos del mundo real.
En 1994 Richard Rorty realiz una firme defensa del patriotismo que desencaden una pol mica en la que intervinieron los principales intelectuales norteamericanos. la querella entre cosmopolitas y patriotas divide a los contendientes entre los que creen que la democracia necesita ciudadanos educados en los valores del cosmopolitismo o en los valores nacionales, discusi n que se reproduce en este estudio.
Una mirada filosófica a la crisis política actual
From one of the world’s most celebrated moral philosophers comes a thorough examination of the current political crisis and recommendations for how to mend our divided country. For decades Martha C. Nussbaum has been an acclaimed scholar and humanist, earning dozens of honors for her books and essays. In The Monarchy of Fear she turns her attention to the current political crisis that has polarized American since the 2016 election. Although today’s atmosphere is marked by partisanship, divisive rhetoric, and the inability of two halves of the country to communicate with one another, Nussbaum focuses on what so many pollsters and pundits have overlooked. She sees a simple truth at the heart of the problem: the political is always emotional. Globalization has produced feelings of powerlessness in millions of people in the West. That sense of powerlessness bubbles into resentment and blame. Blame of immigrants. Blame of Muslims. Blame of other races. Blame of cultural elites. While this politics of blame is exemplified by the election of Donald Trump and the vote for Brexit, Nussbaum argues it can be found on all sides of the political spectrum, left or right. Drawing on a mix of historical and contemporary examples, from classical Athens to the musical Hamilton, The Monarchy of Fear untangles this web of feelings and provides a roadmap of where to go next.
Drawing inspiration from philosophy, history, and literature, the author takes us to task for our religious intolerance, identifies the fear behind it, and offers a way past fear toward a more equitable, imaginative, and free society, through consistent application of universal principles of respect for conscience.
Explores the writings of philosophers like Epicurus, Lucretius, and Seneca who embrace a therapeutic approach, highlighting their contributions to moral and political thought.
The Epicureans, Skeptics, and Stoics practiced philosophy not as a detached intellectual discipline but as a worldly art of grappling with issues of daily and urgent human significance. In this classic work, Martha Nussbaum maintains that these Hellenistic schools have been unjustly neglected in recent philosophic accounts of what the classical tradition has to offer. By examining texts of philosophers such as Epicurus, Lucretius, and Seneca, she recovers a valuable source for current moral and political thought and encourages us to reconsider philosophical argument as a technique through which to improve lives. Written for general readers and specialists, The Therapy of Desire addresses compelling issues ranging from the psychology of human passion through rhetoric to the role of philosophy in public and private life.
This book is a study of ancient Greek 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 book thus recovers a central dimension of Greek thought and addresses major issues in contemporary ethical theory. One of its most original aspects is its interelated treatment of both literary and philosophical texts. In a close analysis of three tragedies, and works by Plato and Aristotle, the author argues that we cannot understand the thought of the philosophers without also investigating its relation to the literary works; and that the literary works, in virtue of their form as well as their content, make a distinctive contribution to ethical thought. --From publisher's description
In one of greatest triumphs of the colonial and Revolutionary periods, the founders of the future US overcame religious intolerance in favour of a constitutional order dedicated to fair treatment for people's deeply held conscientious beliefs. This title presents a historical and conceptual study of the American tradition of religious freedom.
Martha Nussbaum asks: How can we sustain a decent society that aspires to justice and inspires sacrifice for the common good? Amid negative emotions endemic even to good societies, public emotions rooted in love--intense attachments outside our control--can foster commitment to shared goals and keep at bay the forces of disgust and envy.
Exploring the intersection of emotions and human goals, the author utilizes insights from philosophy, psychology, anthropology, music, and literature. By examining how emotions influence our understanding of significant aspirations, the book offers a comprehensive analysis of their impact on decision-making and values. Through this multidisciplinary approach, it reveals the profound ways emotions shape our lives and the pursuit of meaningful objectives.
