Martha Nussbaum

Martha Nussbaum
Nussbaum in 2010
Born	Martha Craven (1947-05-06) May 6, 1947 (age 76) New York City, New York, U.S.
Education	Wellesley College New York University (BA) Harvard University (MA, PhD)
Notable work	The Fragility of Goodness (1986) Sex and Social Justice (1998) Hiding from Humanity (2004) From Disgust to Humanity (2010)
Spouse	Alan Nussbaum ​ ​ (m. 1969; div. 1987)​
Awards	Kyoto Prize (2016) Berggruen Prize (2018) Balzan Prize (2022)
School	Analytic philosophy Aristotelianism feminism social liberalism
Institutions	University of Chicago Brown University Harvard University
Doctoral advisor	G. E. L. Owen
Main interests	Political philosophy ethics feminism liberal theory
Notable ideas	Capability approach

Martha Craven Nussbaum (/ˈnʊsbɔːm/; born May 6, 1947) is an American philosopher and the current Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, where she is jointly appointed in the law school and the philosophy department. She has a particular interest in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, political philosophy, existentialism, feminism, and ethics, including animal rights. She also holds associate appointments in classics, divinity, and political science, is a member of the Committee on Southern Asian Studies, and a board member of the Human Rights Program. She previously taught at Harvard and Brown.^[3][4]

Nussbaum has written more than two dozen books, including The Fragility of Goodness (1986), Cultivating Humanity: A Classical Defense of Reform in Liberal Education (1997), Sex and Social Justice (1998), Hiding from Humanity: Disgust, Shame, and the Law (2004), Frontiers of Justice: Disability, Nationality, Species Membership (2006), From Disgust to Humanity: Sexual Orientation and Constitutional Law (2010), Creating Capabilities (2011), and Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility (2023). She received the 2016 Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy, the 2018 Berggruen Prize, and the 2021 Holberg Prize.^[5][6][7]