Martha Nussbaum

Martha Craven Nussbaum 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.

6 May 1947

Born on the same birth date (6 May 1947): Alan Dale

Born on the same birth day (6 May): André Masséna • Anton Raaff • Aristide Bruant • Carmen Cavallaro • Charles Batteux • Dani Alves • Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor • Hermann Raster • Iván de la Peña • Jimmie Dale Gilmore • Max Ophüls • Tom Brake • Tom Hunter • Trinley Thaye Dorje • Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

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