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Key facts
- Born
- Martha Craven Warren , ( 1947-05-06 ) May 6, 1947 (age 79) , New York City, U.S.
- Other name
- Martha C. Nussbaum
- Spouse
- Alan Nussbaum ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1987 )
- Awards
- Kyoto Prize (2016) Berggruen Prize (2018) Holberg Prize (2021) Balzan Prize (2022)
- Education
- New York University ( BA ), Harvard University ( MA , PhD )
- Thesis
- Aristotle's "De Motu Animalium"
- Doctoral advisor
- G. E. L. Owen
- School
- Analytic philosophy Aristotelianism feminism social liberalism
- Institutions
- University of Chicago Brown University Harvard University
- Doctoral students
- Christine Korsgaard
- Main interests
- Political philosophy ethics feminism liberal theory
- Notable works
- The Fragility of Goodness (1986)
- Notable ideas
- Capability approach
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- New York University
- Employer
- University of Chicago
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Image
- Martha Nussbaum wikipedia 10-10.jpg
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- Martha Nussbaum
- date of birth
- 1947-05-06
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- influenced by
- Amartya Sen
- has works in the collection
- Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Martha Nussbaum, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Martha C. Nussbaum (/ˈnʊsbɔːm/; née Craven; born May 6, 1947) is an American philosopher and the 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.
Nussbaum's work has concerned ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, political philosophy, existentialism, feminism, and ethics, such as animal rights. She also holds associate appointments in classics, divinity, and political science, is a member of the Committee on Southern Asian Studies, and a board member of the Human Rights Program. She previously taught at Harvard and Brown.
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