Rate My Professor Martha Nussbaum

Professor Nussbaum is internationally renowned for her contributions to ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, feminist philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy and the arts, emotions, and the capabilities approach to justice. She has authored numerous influential books, including Aristotle's De Motu Animalium (1978), The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy (1986, updated 2000), Love's Knowledge (1990), Women and Human Development: The Capabilities Approach (2000), Frontiers of Justice: Disability, Nationality, Species Membership (2006), Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice (2016), The Monarchy of Fear: A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis (2018), Citadels of Pride: Sexual Abuse, Accountability, and Reconciliation (2021), Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility (2023), and The Tenderness of Silent Minds: Benjamin Britten and his War Requiem (2024). She has edited twenty-seven books and published over 500 articles. Nussbaum has received prestigious awards such as the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy (2016), Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture (2018), Holberg Prize (2021), and Balzan Prize (2022), along with honorary degrees from sixty-nine colleges and universities worldwide. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the British Academy, and the American Philosophical Society, and an Academician in the Academy of Finland. She has chaired committees of the American Philosophical Association, served as its Central Division President (1999-2000), and holds editorial positions including Associate Editor of Ethics.