Martha Nussbaum

In her article Martha Nussbaum explores the arguments against the legalization of prostitution, and subsequently refutes these arguments. Perhaps one of Nussbaum’s most important findings in this article is the fact that prostitution is criticized on a moral level for the…

In the final chapter, Nussbaum specifically focuses on the main question: “How Love Matters for Justice.” She ties in examples from both U.S. history and Indian history in order to explain how love can diminish emotions in societies today that are causing destruction. She mentions that “The type of imaginative engagement society needs, is nourished by love. Love, then matters for justice” (Nussbaum 380). Love prompts good behaviors and can diminish emotions such…

In the article Objectification by Martha Nussbaum she says, “One is treating as an object what is really not an object, what is in fact a human being” (Nussbaum, 1995). Offred is objectified through the whole book from beginning to end. Instrumentality is a notion of objectification that occurs numerous times. “Instrumentality is The objectifier treats the object as a tool of his or her purposes” (Nussbaum 1995). Offred is supposed to maintain a healthy diet no caffeine…

Courage, a word most people will not be able to associate themselves with even throughout their entire lifetime. “Courage is the ability to do something that you know is difficult or dangerous (Morse)”. Most people when faced with pain or grief crumble under pressure, those who have the strength to get through it and charge on is where the courageousness comes into play. There is one particular person that exemplified courage in a way most people would not. In Sophocles’ tragic drama Antigone;…

In the conclusion of this essay the author Gregory Currie puts under consideration the fact that great literature can make us morally and socially better. He argues that even though this evidence can’t simply be under consideration because this is belief, that great literature can make people smarter and more intelligent, has been shaped during long time period by our society but when he asks for an evidence to prove this overall believed fact he couldn’t find any of it. This is really…

Sheridan Le Fanu’s novella Carmilla, published in 1872 is a vampire story that exemplifies elements of female sexuality and of Gothic vampirism. Vampire fiction in English literature often embodies the fears of a society. The Victorian Era was not as accepting of female sexuality or, even more fearsome, homosexuality. It was common for vampire stories during this era to reflect upon these fears in society. The story of Carmilla was seen as a definitive tale that portrayed the unthinkable,…

numerous philosophers on a range of topics Cornel West on the nature of truth and the courage to examine oneself, Avital Ronell discuss the limits of meaning, Singer speaks on applied ethics and consumption, Kwame Anthony Appiah on cosmopolitanism, Martha Nussbaum on justice and disability, Michael Hardt on the meaning of revolution in the US, Žižek on ecology, human waste and artificiality, and Judith Butler and Sunaura Taylor on disability/impairment and the limits of individualism in…

According to Martha C. Nussbaum, a Ph.D. in philosophy from Harvard University, activity “is so closely linked to relevant activities that it cannot be pursued on its own” (Parfitt and Skorczewski 106; Nussbaum 110). However, the activities have to be personally meaningful, that is, they have to be activities done in a certain way that brings about happiness. An…

Upon arriving at work, a woman notices her parking spot is occupied, and she knows that the car in her spot belongs to her boss. Irritated, she drives around the lot but their are no available spots. Ultimately, she pays for parking around the corner from work and has to walk in the cold to her building. For the remainder of the day she is tense, and ends up yelling at a co-worker. The next day, her boss is in her parking spot again, and the again the day fails to improve. The woman failed to…

characters become victimized by Symkyn’s decision. In this account, this sense of ownership could be largely considered as an act of slavery. With the control that is held over the women, “the use of slave as a mere toll of the purpose of the owner” (Nussbaum). By having these women respond to his beckon call and require them to do as he pleases, Symkyn is able to express his ownership in a more prominent and controlling way. With this, we can see this struggle play out throughout the text…