“Singapore and China, which don't want to encourage democratic citizenship, are expanding their humanities curricula. These reforms are all about developing a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.” WantHumanityCultureInnovationDemocraticChinaEntrepreneurshipReformDevelopingCitizenshipExpandingSingapore Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“The humanities teach us the value, even for business, of criticism and dissent. When there's a culture of going along to get along, where whistleblowers are discouraged, bad things happen and businesses implode.” HappensValuesHumanityCultureTeachCriticismThings HappenBad ThingsDiscouragedDissentBad Things HappenWhistleblowers Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“It's not as though there aren't many, many art works and many other cultures, but there was something special about the civic nature of the Greek theater. All the citizens stopped working. They came into these theaters. It wasn't like a Broadway theater where you sit in the dark and you expect to be passively entertained. You're in this theater, amphitheater, in bright sunlight looking at your fellow citizens, recognizing their faces, and thinking with them about the future of your city. I think very few cultures have had a theatrical tradition that is quite so civic.” ThinkingArtFacesCultureDarkCitiesSpecialCitizensTraditionTheaterFellowsGreekSunlightBroadwayRecognizingTheatricalCivicsSomething SpecialOther Cultures Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“There are no general-interest media that all of us can tap into. I'm not a good person to talk to about social media. I just avoid it. I'm suspicious also of the culture of venting. But the bigger question is, How can we in this media world have a genuine civic conversation? I mean, look at Franklin Roosevelt. He had these radio talks that all Americans listened to, and there was a common civic conversation that came out of it.” WorldLooksMeanPersonsCultureSocialInterestCommonMediaConversationBiggerRadioSocial MediaGenuineSuspiciousGood PersonCivicsFranklinVenting Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
