On Justice for Animals

Martha Nussbaum on her new book—and why a full development of our humanity requires developing our capacities to care for animals.

The Weakness of the Furies

Victim anger can be useful to political struggle, but it can also become excessive and obsessive, deforming the self.

Monarchy of Fear

A Boston Review Book Talk with Martha C. Nussbaum

Martha Nussbaum responds

The stage can bring us closer to real democracy.

Hamilton’s Choice

Hamilton presents us with the Choice of Hercules retold as a choice between two kinds of political life.

Tell Narendra Modi: Human Development is More than GDP

Land of My Dreams

Islamic liberalism under fire in India.

The Mourner’s Hope

Martha Nussbaum’s bat mitzvah talk, on grief and the foundations of justice.

Body of the Nation

Why women were mutliated in Gujarat.

Tragedy and Justice

Bernard Williams remembered

Is Privacy Bad for Women?

What the Indian constitutional tradition can teach about sex equality.

Victims and Agents

What Greek tragedy can teach us about sympathy and responsibility.

Asking the Right Questions

Martha Nussbaum replies to her critics.

Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism

Our primary allegiance should be to the community of human beings across the entire world.

Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism

The life of the cosmopolitan, who puts right before country, and universal reason before the symbols of national belonging, need not be boring, flat, or lacking in love.

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