“Business leaders love the humanities because they know that to innovate you need more than rote knowledge. You need a trained imagination.” KnowsNeedsHumanityImaginationLeaderBusiness Leaders Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“I think that's what we really need in America, for people to hear each other. And I think philosophy could do a little bit better on that.” PeopleThinkingNeedsLittlesPhilosophyAmericaBitsLittle Bit Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“As human beings, we ought to be vulnerable. We shouldn't try to say that we can be self-sufficient or do everything that's necessary for a good life on our own, because we need other people.” PeopleNeedsTryingHumansSelfHuman BeingsOughtVulnerableSufficientGood LifeSelf Sufficient Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“With the rise of capitalism, it became more obvious that people pursue individual self-interest. The great nationalist in Italy, Giuseppe Mazzini, a wonderful philosopher, said that we need the nation. We need something that people can lean on, from which they can then reach out to the whole world. The idea of all humanity is too vague. It can't motivate human aspiration in a reliable way.” PeopleWorldWayNeedsHumansSaidIdeasSelfWholeHumanityIndividualNationsInterestWonderfulCapitalismPhilosopherObviousWhole WorldPursueAspirationReach OutVagueSelf Interest Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“People have a deep need to be legislators, and the idea of autonomy has become very precious.” PeopleNeedsIdeasAutonomyLegislators Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“There's a gap in perceptions between women and men. Women feel much freer than they did, but still, when alcohol is involved, especially, there's a lot of sexual assault, and a lot of confusion about that. So, we need to focus a lot more on what consent is and on the importance of affirmative consent.” MenNeedsFeelsStillsFocusInvolvedPerceptionMen And WomenImportanceAlcoholConfusionGapsConsentAssaultMen WomenSexual AssaultAffirmative Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“We really have to think about aging because women are living longer than men. More of the people who need care are women. A lot of them are living alone, with no one to care for them, or they're shunted into institutions. I would like to see a sensible aging policy more like what the Nordic countries have. They're cutting back those programs, but there you can still have in-home nursing care. You don't have to rely on your children. I personally don't want to be a burden on my daughter.” PeopleThinkingMenWantNeedsChildrenStillsCountryHomeCareCuttingPolicyDaughterProgramOur ChildrenInstitutionsAgingBurdenYour ChildrenRelyMy DaughterSensibleNursingLiving AloneNordic Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“I think we need government to play a part in having a health policy that makes nursing care available for the increasing numbers who are going to need it.” ThinkingNeedsPlayGovernmentCareNumbersPolicyAvailableNursing Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“Our emotional life maps our incompleteness: A creature without any needs would never have reasons for fear, or grief, or hope, or anger.” NeedsReasonGriefEmotionalCreaturesMapsEmotional LifeIncompleteness Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
