Martha Nussbaum

Martha Nussbaum is an American philosopher and the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago. Her work has concerned ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, political philosophy, feminism and ethics, including animal rights, and her books include Justice for Animals, Creating Capabilities and The Fragility of Goodness (1986). She has also taught at Harvard and Brown. Her honors include the 2016 Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy, the 2018 Berggruen Prize and the 2021 Holberg Prize.