“Незабаром всі країни світу почнуть виготовляти покоління корисних машин, а не повноцінних громадян, що здатні самостійно мислити, критикувати традиційний уклад та розуміти значення страждань і досягнень інших людей.” ThinkingSocietyCitizenHumanities Book:Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities Source: Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities
“Philosophers should be, as Seneca put it, 'lawyers for humanity'. Make what you think and feel count; the examined life has global dimensions.” ThinkingFeelsShouldPhilosophyHumanityPhilosopherLawyerDimensionsExamined Life Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“The humanities prepare students to be good citizens and help them understand a complicated, interlocking world. The humanities teach us critical thinking, how to analyze arguments, and how to imagine life from the point of view of someone unlike yourself.” ThinkingWorldHelpingHumanityViewsTeachImagineStudentsCitizensArgumentComplicatedCriticalPoint Of ViewBe GoodCritical ThinkingGood Citizen Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“Life is about more than earning a living, and if you're not in the habit of thinking about it, you can end up middle-aged or even older and shocked to realize that your life seems empty.” IfsThinkingEndsSeemsLife IsRealizingMiddleHabitEmptyEarningShockedMiddle AgedEarning A Living Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“I do think there's a lot of bad writing, and I worry about that in philosophy. I worry about it even more in literary studies, but I wouldn't blame it on any one methodology.” ThinkingWritingPhilosophyWorryStudyBlameMethodologyBad Writing Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“Today, I think, the state of philosophizing about democracy is very healthy. It bridges political science and philosophy, as it should.” ThinkingShouldStatesPhilosophyTodayPoliticalDemocracyHealthyBridgesPolitical ScienceScience And Philosophy 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
“I think the imagination helps us move out of the purely oppositional mentality and see the world in a richer and more variegated way.” ThinkingWorldWayHelpingMovingImaginationMentality 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
“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
“The GDP approach doesn't address many aspects of human life: health, education, political liberty, religious liberty, employment opportunities. And these are not all that well correlated with gross domestic product. We also have to think about equality among groups. And freedom of speech and religion. China always ranks near the top of developing countries these days, but there are lots of things we might see as lacking in China.” ThinkingHumansWellsCountryMightPoliticalOpportunityReligiousLibertyGroupsProductsSpeechApproachAspectChinaEmploymentDevelopingThese DaysHuman LifeAddressesFreedom Of SpeechLackingGrossGdpReligious LibertyDeveloping CountriesGross Domestic ProductHealth EducationEmployment Opportunities Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“Property rights can improve a woman's ability to stand up to violence in the home. You might think education and employment are important because they give women exit options, but property is as well. Give women equal property rights to inherited land, then they have an asset they can take out of the marriage. This gives husbands strong incentives to not beat them.” ThinkingGivingWellsImportantHomeMightStrongAbilityRightsViolenceLandHusbandEqualBeatsPropertyEmploymentAssetsIncentivesExitProperty Rights 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
“I think the obstacle for women is that their lives are intertwined with the lives of men. Change at the very deepest level of one's daily life and one's being is required if women are to be really equal.” IfsThinkingMenLevelsEqualObstaclesDaily LifeVery DeepIntertwined 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
