Martha Nussbaum, The Philosopher of Feelings
July 18, 2016 11:37 PM Subscribe
Nussbaum thinks that disgust is an unreasonable emotion, which should be distrusted as a basis for law; it is at the root, she argues, of opposition to gay and transgender rights. Her work includes lovely descriptions of the physical realities of being a person, of having a body “soft and porous, receptive of fluid and sticky, womanlike in its oozy sliminess.” She believes that dread of these phenomena creates a threat to civic life. For The New Yorker Rachel Aviv writes 8500 words profiling Martha Nussbaum.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Hey, this is fine to post, but the pull quote is not at all representative of the overall focus of the article (which is, briefly, much more about aging, and intertwining concepts) -- and for those who won't read this very long piece, will lead to this one sort of dramatically phrased single idea being argued. Please contact us if you'd like to do a quick edit! -- taz
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