The 2021 Holberg Conversation with Martha C. Nussbaum

The 2021 Holberg Prize was awarded to Martha C. Nussbaum for her ground-breaking contributions to research in law and philosophy. In this interview, Nussbaum talks about her research and particularly on how she has focused on justice and on the role of emotions throughout her career.
Martha C. Nussbaum is the current Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago. Interviewer is Hallvard Fossheim, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bergen.
Interviewer: Professor Hallvard Fossheim, University of Bergen.
For more information, see the Holberg Prize website:
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Portrait photo: Robert Tolchin

[@0301chris1]

Prof. Nussbaum is such a role model for the importance of ambitious , humble, and relevant scholarship for society! Most (social science) scholars, unfortunately, are not like her. A delightful interview - you can feel her passion for intellectual breadth , sharpness, and a willingness to evolve and self-correct! Looking forward to seeing her in Antwerp this September at the HDCA annual conference!

[@youremail3285]

What MArtha Nussbaum is describing about cognitive emotions builds on the brain region called Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC). Doctor Thomas Adam found direct evidence that ACC is involved in making model-based predictions of the specific consequences of actions, not just whether they are good or bad,” said Dr. Akam. Moreover, ACC neurons also represented whether the outcome of actions was expected or surprising, thereby potentially providing a mechanism for updating predictions when they turn out to be wrong.

[@philippamcnally]

Martha Nussbaum is an icon and deserves everything good that comes to her.

[@sansorini2231]

martha nussbaum is my favorite philosopher. love her from Turkey.

[@rheeserodgers2752]

Awesome academic or not Martha has great subjects to talk and philosophise about A great thoughtfulness mind Thankyou Martha

[@irreversiblyhuman]

She is a wonderful speaker..i love the way she presents her thoughts.

[@conw_y]

A great woman!

[@suzzettebailey1940]

***Spot on!

[@Grappapappa]

It is shame they did not have her in the later panel that included Judith Butler.

[@kimulimusa9143]

This is my best human First heard her speak at my Undergraduate University .

[@EuDouArteHipHopArtCulture21]

Wonderful interview, I had a really nice time. One Love from Portugal.

[@suzzettebailey1940]

***Super Goals here!

[@skepticalgenious]

25:25 yes disgust is a tricky one for me. I must use this continually at my work. People have vary different foods they enjoy. Sometimes I think it's gross but must show no emotion on it. Nor make a judging remark. It's not animal btw, it's sugar.

[@jackreacher.]

This is the color of blue, or as the French write, bleu. Fleur bleue, it is.

[@jimcameron9848]

The strange thing about America is how class status tied itself to academia after the 1950s. The result speaks to the divisions or disconnects in society. For example, host this in a local Chicago park to make it accessible. Bring kevlar vest too.

[@steelhammr]

To say a baby’s cry is undifferentiated flies in the face of parental experience! The experience of feeling loved is a cognitive emotion that is critically important and goes unmentioned.

[@planetvegan7843]

Perhaps it takes an unbiased child-free person to perceive undifferentiated crying. Also, this has nothing to do with the context she was using the term in.

[@steelhammr]

@@planetvegan7843 we are all biased and as adults we are all responsible for, and therefore the opposite of “child free. Is there a context I am missing? Another adult responsibility is to be open and listen.

[@notanemoprog]

And of course, most Indians also do not feel a strong emotion of compassion for Americans, or indeed anyone else. Truly a galaxy brain level of insight here

[@kevinfagen]

A platitude is a trite, meaningless, or prosaic statement, often used as a thought-terminating cliché, aimed at quelling social, emotional, or cognitive unease. The statement may be true, but its meaning has been lost due to its excessive use.

[@TokyoShemp]

Haha, she plugs MADD. That's a deal breaker.

[@jdjones4825]

She great but i think embracing our animalisms is an essential world skill

[@edward9862]

She's hot.

[@planetvegan7843]

💯

[@Xlippo]

and eyes of narcissist

[@prasantbanerjee8199]

The interviewer is in love with his own voice and pedestrian English, sad, really.

[@findbridge1790]

vacuous twaddle, platitudes.

[@mariaarchimandritou8225]

She analyses too many issues for just one person to handle... She is brilliant, indeed!

[@planetvegan7843]

Wrong