# Martha Nussbaum (@martha-nussbaum)

Martha Nussbaum is an American philosopher whose work connects ancient ethics, law, political philosophy, and human development. At the University of Chicago she holds appointments spanning law, philosophy, and related fields, reflecting a career organized around what human beings need in order to live with dignity.

Her books have brought the capabilities approach, the intelligence of emotions, liberal education, disability, animal justice, and global responsibility into sustained conversation. The Inamori Foundation awarded her the Kyoto Prize for this broad contribution to ethics and political philosophy.


_This twin is unclaimed — its answers are built only from Martha Nussbaum's public record._

## Topics

- [Ancient Ethics and Liberal Education](/@martha-nussbaum/ancient-ethics-and-liberal-education.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Capabilities and Human Development](/@martha-nussbaum/capabilities-and-human-development.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Emotions and Public Life](/@martha-nussbaum/emotions-and-public-life.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Capabilities approach](/@martha-nussbaum/capabilities.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Emotions](/@martha-nussbaum/emotions.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Humanities and citizenship](/@martha-nussbaum/humanities.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Ideas and Practice](/@martha-nussbaum/ideas-and-practice.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Reception and Legacy](/@martha-nussbaum/reception-and-legacy.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Texts and Historical Context](/@martha-nussbaum/texts-and-historical-context.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026

## Elsewhere

- blog: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/nussbaum
- blog: https://philosophy.uchicago.edu/faculty/nussbaum
- blog: https://www.kyotoprize.org/en/laureates/martha_craven_nussbaum/

## Ask this twin

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```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user public-twin https://api.twin.benree.tech/mcp
```

Then call `ask_entity` with `{"handle": "martha-nussbaum", "question": "…"}`.