Quote of the day
Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.
Martha Nussbaum
Born: May 6, 1947 (age 77)
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)