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Martha Nussbaum

  1. Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice Martha C. Nussbaum ““All too often, anger becomes an alluring substitute for grieving, promising agency and control when one’s real situation does not offer control… Anger is often well-grounded,...

    Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice

    Martha C. Nussbaum

    “All too often, anger becomes an alluring substitute for grieving, promising agency and control when one’s real situation does not offer control… Anger is often well-grounded, but it is too easy for it to hijack the necessary mourning process.”

    Philosopher Martha Nussbaum – one of the most incisive thinkers of our time – on anger, forgiveness, the psychoemotional machinery of trust, and how to deal with betrayal in intimate relationships:

  2. Upheavals of Thought: The Intelligence of Emotions Martha Nussbaum ““Emotions are not just the fuel that powers the psychological mechanism of a reasoning creature, they are parts, highly complex and messy parts, of this creature’s reasoning...

    Upheavals of Thought: The Intelligence of Emotions

    Martha Nussbaum

    “Emotions are not just the fuel that powers the psychological mechanism of a reasoning creature, they are parts, highly complex and messy parts, of this creature’s reasoning itself.”

    Philosopher Martha Nussbaum on the intelligence of the emotions, how storytelling rewires us, and why befriending our neediness is essential for happiness and healthy relationships: