“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
“Radio was, in a way, a very philosophical medium. You could make an argument on the radio, and people listened to it. Television is already harder because people's attention span becomes shorter with television. Cut to a commercial and all that.” PeopleWayAttentionCuttingTelevisionArgumentHarderPhilosophicalRadioMediumsAttention Span Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“TV has a lot of problems, but I think the Internet and social media have a lot more. Under the cover of anonymity people say the most vicious things.” PeopleThinkingProblemSocialMediaTvsInternetSocial MediaViciousAnonymity Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“The thing that I find so bad about anger is the desire for payback. Of course, it is very human to wish for revenge. Your mother has died in the hospital, and the first thought a lot of people have is, I'll sue the doctor. You feel helpless, and you think, I'm less helpless if I'm doing something active that makes someone else pay. And social media make it easy to inflict all kinds of pain on other people. But what good does it do?” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsFirstsHumansKindDoePainMotherDesireCoursesWishSocialEasyPayMediaDoctorsDiedSocial MediaActiveRevengeAll KindsHospitalsHelplessPayback Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“People don't just want to feel satisfied. They actually want to act.” PeopleWantFeelsSatisfied 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
“The EU might have become a large federal nation. But they would have had to do things differently. Number one, they would've had to make people feel like participants in a common project of autonomous law-giving. Much more political accountability, much more participation. That didn't happen, I think, because the movers and shakers were more concerned with economic union than political union.” PeopleThinkingGivingFeelsMightHappensLawPoliticalNationsCommonNumbersEconomicProjectsConcernedUnionsAccountabilityParticipationParticipantsAutonomousShakersMovers And Shakers 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
