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Nussbaum’s Politics of Wonder: How the Mind’s Original Joy Is Revolutionary Professor Jeremy Bendik-Keymer 9781350293618
Booksplease Price: $40.66In an unconventionally written book that challenges the literary imagination of its readers, Jeremy Bendik-Keymer explores how wonder is central to Martha C. Nussbaum's normative project. Nussbaum's... -
Upheavals of Thought: The Intelligence of Emotions by Martha C. Nussbaum
RRP: $46.44Booksplease Price: $40.43Emotions shape the landscape of our mental and social lives. Like geological upheavals in a landscape, they mark our lives as uneven, uncertain and prone to reversal. Are they simply, as some have... -
Sex and Social Justice by Martha C. Nussbaum 9780195112108
Booksplease Price: $78.69What sort of support do human capacities demand from the world, and how should we think about this support when we encounter differences of gender or sexuality? How should we think about each other... -
Kantian Dignity and Trolley Problems in the Literature of Richard Wright by Michael Wainwright 9783031402159
Booksplease Price: $142.49This book examines the literature of African-American author Richard Wright and the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, arguing that Wright was not only the foremost proponent of minoritarian protest... -
Aristotle's De Motu Animalium by Martha C. Nussbaum
RRP: $61.92Booksplease Price: $52.15Available for the first time in paperback, this volume contains text with translation of De Motu Animalium, Aristotle's attempt to lay the groundwork for a general theory of the explanation of animal... -
Nussbaum’s Politics of Wonder: How the Mind’s Original Joy Is Revolutionary by Professor Jeremy Bendik-Keymer 9781350076075
Booksplease Price: $127.44In an unconventionally written open access book that challenges the literary imagination of its readers, Jeremy Bendik-Keymer explores how wonder is central to Martha C. Nussbaum's normative project... -
Women and Human Development: The Capabilities Approach by Martha C. Nussbaum
Booksplease Price: $35.60In this major book Martha Nussbaum, one of the most innovative and influential philosophical voices of our time, proposes a kind of feminism that is genuinely international, argues for an ethical... -
Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, and Justice by Martha C. Nussbaum
RRP: $28.37Booksplease Price: $22.69We live in a culture of apology and forgiveness. But while there are a few thinkers who are critical of forgiveness as being too supine, and extol the virtues of retribution and 'getting even,'... -
Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice by Martha C. Nussbaum
RRP: $21.27Booksplease Price: $16.98Anger is not just ubiquitous, it is also popular. Many people think it is impossible to care sufficiently for justice without anger at injustice. Many believe that it is impossible for individuals to... -
The Cosmopolitan Tradition: A Noble but Flawed Ideal by Martha C. Nussbaum
RRP: $23.16Booksplease Price: $20.11"Profound, beautifully written, and inspiring. It proves that Nussbaum deserves her reputation as one of the greatest modern philosophers."-Globe and Mail"At a time of growing national chauvinism,... -
Essays on Aristotle's De Anima by Martha C. Nussbaum 9780198236009
Booksplease Price: $100.75Aristotle's philosophy of mind has recently attracted renewed attention and respect from philosophers. This volume brings together outstanding new essays on De Anima by a distinguished international... -
Hiding from Humanity: Disgust, Shame, and the Law by Martha C. Nussbaum
RRP: $51.60Booksplease Price: $44.70Should laws about sex and pornography be based on social conventions about what is disgusting? Should felons be required to display bumper stickers or wear T-shirts that announce their crimes? This... -
Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities Martha C. Nussbaum 9780691264394
RRP: $19.34Booksplease Price: $17.07A passionate defense of the humanities from one of today's foremost public intellectualsIn this short and powerful book, celebrated philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum makes a passionate case for the... -
Women and Human Development: The Capabilities Approach by Martha C. Nussbaum 9780521660860
Booksplease Price: $103.26In this major book Martha Nussbaum, one of the most innovative and influential philosophical voices of our time, proposes a kind of feminism that is genuinely international, argues for an ethical... -
Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility by Martha C. Nussbaum 9781982102517
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.95A "brilliant" (Chicago Review of Books), "elegantly written, and compelling" (National Review) new theory and call to action on animal rights, ethics, and law from the renowned philosopher Martha C... -
Philosophical Interventions: Reviews 1986-2011 by Martha C. Nussbaum 9780199777853
Booksplease Price: $63.47This volume collects the notable published book reviews of Martha C. Nussbaum, a philosopher and high profile public intellectual who comments often on issues in philosophy, politics, gender... -
The Republic of Love: Opera and Political Freedom Martha C. Nussbaum 9780197812556
RRP: $29.66Booksplease Price: $27.40A major work of scholarship by world-renowned, prize-winning philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum, The Republic of Love reveals opera as a profound form of political thought--and an often-overlooked force... -
Creating Capabilities: The Human Development Approach by Martha C. Nussbaum 9780674072350
RRP: $23.16Booksplease Price: $18.05If a country's Gross Domestic Product increases each year, but so does the percentage of its people deprived of basic education, health care, and other opportunities, is that country really making... -
Love's Knowledge: Essays on Philosophy and Literature by Martha C. Nussbaum 9780195074857
Booksplease Price: $79.75This volume brings together Martha Nussbaum's published papers, some revised for this collection, on the relationship between literature and philosophy, especially moral philosophy. It also includes... -
Frontiers of Justice: Disability, Nationality, Species Membership by Martha C. Nussbaum
RRP: $33.48Booksplease Price: $27.67Theories of social justice are necessarily abstract, reaching beyond the particular and the immediate to the general and the timeless. Yet such theories, addressing the world and its problems, must... -
The Therapy of Desire: Theory and Practice in Hellenistic Ethics by Martha C. Nussbaum 9780691181028
RRP: $28.38Booksplease Price: $27.18The Epicureans, Skeptics, and Stoics practiced philosophy not as a detached intellectual discipline but as a worldly art of grappling with issues of daily and urgent human significance. In this... -
Subversion and Sympathy: Gender, Law, and the British Novel by Martha C. Nussbaum 9780199812042
Booksplease Price: $145.32This interdisciplinary volume of contributed essays focuses on issues of gender in the British novel of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, particularly Hardy and Trollope. Approaching the topic... -
Citadels of Pride: Sexual Abuse, Accountability, and Reconciliation by Martha C. Nussbaum 9781324022107
RRP: $19.34Booksplease Price: $16.14In this essential philosophical and practical reckoning, Martha C. Nussbaum, renowned for her eloquence and clarity of moral vision, shows how sexual abuse and harassment derive from using people as... -
Women, Culture, and Development: A Study of Human Capabilities by Martha C. Nussbaum 9780198289647
Booksplease Price: $73.49This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open... -
Citadels of Pride: Sexual Abuse, Accountability, and Reconciliation by Martha C. Nussbaum 9781324004110
RRP: $28.37Booksplease Price: $26.02In this groundbreaking book, Martha C. Nussbaum brings necessary clarity to the societal challenges of sexual abuse and harassment, illuminating the pride and greed that lead men to objectify and... -
Political Emotions: Why Love Matters for Justice by Martha C. Nussbaum 9780674503809
RRP: $29.61Booksplease Price: $26.03How can we achieve and sustain a "decent" liberal society, one that aspires to justice and equal opportunity for all and inspires individuals to sacrifice for the common good? In this book, a... -
The Monarchy of Fear: A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis by Martha C Nussbaum 9781501172519
RRP: $24.50Booksplease Price: $17.72Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501172519Author Martha C NussbaumFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint -
The Monarchy of Fear: A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis by Martha C. Nussbaum 9780192897718
RRP: $19.98Booksplease Price: $15.47'A manifesto for hope' Literary Review From one of the world's most celebrated moral philosophers comes a thorough examination of the current political crisis and recommendations for how to mend... -
Aging Thoughtfully: Conversations about Retirement, Romance, Wrinkles, and Regret by Martha C. Nussbaum
RRP: $31.59Booksplease Price: $24.79We all age differently, but we can learn from shared experiences and insights. The conversations, or paired essays, in Aging Thoughtfully combine a philosopher's approach with a lawyer-economist's. ... -
Clones and Clones: Facts and Fantasies About Human Cloning by Martha C. Nussbaum 9780393320015
RRP: $27.09Booksplease Price: $24.87Human cloning is a prospect the contributors to Clones and Clones view with varying degrees of alarm, calm, ambivalence, and not a little humor. Ranging from psychoanalyst Adam Phillips's case study... -
From Disgust to Humanity: Sexual Orientation and Constitutional Law by Martha C Nussbaum 9780195305319
Booksplease Price: $23.34A distinguished professor of law and philosophy at the University of Chicago, a prolific writer and award-winning thinker, Martha Nussbaum stands as one of our foremost authorities on law, justice,... -
Cultivating Humanity: A Classical Defense of Reform in Liberal Education by Martha C. Nussbaum 9780674179493
RRP: $39.93Booksplease Price: $32.51How can higher education today create a community of critical thinkers and searchers for truth that transcends the boundaries of class, gender, and nation? Martha C. Nussbaum, philosopher and... -
The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy by Martha C. Nussbaum 9780521794725
RRP: $49.02Booksplease Price: $47.19This book is a study of ancient views about 'moral luck'. It examines the fundamental ethical problem that many of the valued constituents of a well-lived life are vulnerable to factors outside a... -
Aging Thoughtfully: Conversations about Retirement, Romance, Wrinkles, and Regrets by Martha C. Nussbaum 9780190092313
Booksplease Price: $24.38We all age differently, but we can learn from shared experiences and insights. The conversations, or paired essays, in Aging Thoughtfully combine a philosopher's approach with a lawyer-economist's. ... -
The Tenderness of Silent Minds: Benjamin Britten and his War Requiem Martha C. Nussbaum 9780197568538
RRP: $25.79Booksplease Price: $23.45The human body is the primary instrument of war, yet those waging war often confront soldiers' bodies in a detached or merely intellectual way. In The Tenderness of Silent Minds, Martha C. Nussbaum,... -
El Cultivo de La Humanidad by Martha C Nussbaum (University of Chicago Law School) 9788449317705
Booksplease Price: $34.17Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Sleep of Reason: Erotic Experience and Sexual Ethics in Ancient Greece and Rome by Martha C. Nussbaum 9780226609157
Booksplease Price: $46.89Sex is beyond reason, and yet we constantly reason about it. So, too, did the peoples of ancient Greece and Rome. But until recently there has been little discussion of their views on erotic... -
Love as <I>Agape</I>: The Early Christian Concept and Modern Discourse by Oda Wischmeyer 9781481315746
Booksplease Price: $96.11In our fraught global environment, when political and ideological lines are drawn ever sharper and old allegiances are increasingly strained, love for neighbor as both individual and societal... -
Justicia Para Los Animales: Nuestra Responsabilidad Colectiva / Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility by Martha C Nussbaum 9786076391952
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Justice and the Capabilities Approach Thom Brooks 9781138107731
RRP: $63.20Booksplease Price: $59.25The capabilities approach is a widely influential alternative theory of justice, popularized by Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen and also by Martha Nussbaum. Justice and the Capabilities Approach is...