Nussbaum, Martha(1947–) Martha Nussbaum has contributed to ethics, political theory, classics, philosophy of mind, legal theory, educational theory, public policy, and gender studies. Educated at New York University (BA, 1969) and Harvard...

Martha Nussbaum (born Martha Craven on May 6, 1947) is an American philosopher with a particular interest in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, political philosophy and ethics. Nussbaum is currently Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law...

[Martha Nussbaum in her Upheavals of Thought: The Intelligence of Emotions presents a philosophical theory of emotions that interacts with contemporary research in other sciences. Although she has drawn upon the same Aristotelian and Stoic sources as did Thomas Aquinas, she pays scarce attention...

Editor's note: Martha C. Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, is certainly one of the most visible and prominent philosop hers in America, with publications, honors, and teaching positions too numerous to list (a summary of...

In the following essay, McInerny examines Nussbaum's thinking on transcendence and “virtue-ethics,” as expressed in her essay “Transcending Humanity.”

In the following essay, George puts forth a critique of Nussbaum's expert testimony in a court case, Evans v. Romer, concerning the rights of homosexuals.

In the following essay, Abecassis compares Nussbaum's The Therapy of Desire with Le Philosophe et les Passions by Michel Meyer, contending each examines the concept of passion in moral philosophy. Abecassis observes that Nussbaum's is a polemical book full of brilliant and insightful analysis.