Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Martha Nussbaum
Born: May 6, 1947 (age 78)
Bio: Martha Craven Nussbaum is an American philosopher and the current Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, a chair that includes appointments in the philosophy department and the law school.
Known for:
- Upheavals of thought (2001)
- Creating Capabilities (2010)
- The Fragility of Goodness (1986)
- Political Emotions (2013)
- The New Religious Intolerance (2012)