Martha Nussbaum

humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never simply as a means, but always at the same time as an end’” (Mappes, 229). Sexual desire, however, does not always objectify, and is, therefore, not inherently morally wrong. Martha Nussbaum, in her article Objectification, discusses “seven ways to treat a person as a thing” (256) and lists instrumentality,…

My Version of School Educational System The main goal in our school is to give the power to our students decide upon what direction they choose to go toward their education careers. As well, we create an environment that allows students to be liberal to explore into vary subjects that may intrigue their interests with support and love from our school. Additionally, we fit the needs and wants for our students from what aspects they want to learn in particular subjects. In our school education…

What is love? All humans, especially philosophers, have pondered this question for millennia, and have reached different conclusions as to what love is and how humans truly achieve it. Through all of this debate, people have engaged in interpersonal love since the beginning of time; even today, a vast majority of Americans will marry, and a vast majority of those who are married describe their marriage as happy. For all of these people. interpersonal love is not used as a means to acquire more…

The foundational structure of Americans lies in the education system. By law, each citizen must be enrolled in a state-approved educational system- private, public, home- by time they reach a certain age. It is through the schooling system that children being interacting with their peers and learning about the way that the world works, but this system is flawed. The Declaration of Independence asserts that all men [sic] are created equal; however, this promised ideal has failed. All people are…

Justice Sandra Day O’Conner said in the Newdon Pledge case, “[T]he presence of these words is not absolutely essential to the Pledge as demonstrated by the fact that it existed without them for over 50 years.” (D) The words that Justice O’Conner refers to are “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. Ever since they were added, there has been a debate on whether these words should remain in the Pledge, or should be removed because of religious complaints. Some say these words constitute a form of…

We have all heard the saying, “Money can’t buy happiness.” But if this is true, why do we devote our lives to the pursuit of wealth? Psychologists, philosophers, and countless others have proposed numerous theories for what factors actually lead to happiness, and whether or not material wealth generates happiness. For example, some believe happiness comes purely from one’s mindset, while others believe behaviors and actions bring about happiness, and some believe a significant portion of…

One of the major debates in the world of philosophy are the differences between Aristotle’s and Plato’s view on reality. Other than that they both view the soul as the the life force of a person, they couldn’t be more different. The major difference between the two is that Plato is a more rationalist and spiritual approach whilst Aristotle is more empirical and material. This causes many rationalists and empiricists to critique the other and so both their theories end up having critics and…

other’s family members, parents and children to the modern-day cases of fathers forcing their daughters to procreate for them that disturb and intrigue the public mind. In the case of romantic love between parents and children, “Little C” by Martha C. Nussbaum suggests that, disturbingly, the difference between romantic and parental love is tenuous at best, and easily corruptible. The idealized selfless love that is often seen as the epitome of romantic love is oddly congruous to parental…

However, in contrast to the question previously answered, when dealing with the second question, does injustice contradict with human nature, one must critically think of, and understand, what is meant by human nature. Human nature in this sense is not like that of the natural instinct of a wild creature, but rather it is the natural law all humans universally abide by. Cicero describes it best as, “knowledge of the truth, comes closest to the essentials of human nature, for we are all impelled…

way, it reflects identically with how citizens of the United States, Great Britain, and France are assimilating to radical conservative politics: they are honing in on nationalism, causing “[citizens] to think they are better than everyone else.” Nussbaum aims to combat the nationalist perspective and make a case for cosmopolitanism, where, “we regard all human beings as our fellow citizens and neighbors,” and even more, we make “all human beings part of our community of dialogue and concern.”…