Martha C. Nussbaum: The Monarchy of Fear

Acclaimed scholar and humanist Martha C. Nussbaum turns her attention to the current political climate crisis of party polarization, divisive rhetoric, and the increasing inability of two halves of the country to communicate with one another in her most recent work, The Monarchy of Fear. At the heart of the problem, Nussbaum sees a simple truth: The political is always emotional, and the psychological constant of fear of the other will always be at-the-ready to fuel the fires of anger, disgust, envy, and blame. Drawing on a mix of historical and contemporary examples, from classical Athens to the musical Hamilton, Nussbaum will discuss the emotions behind our political culture, and suggest a roadmap for where we might go next.
This program was recorded on November 4, 2018.
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[@TheSuzberry]

Thanks, I needed this.

[@andrewszemeredy4458]

Ms Nussbaum, I am enthralled by your speech: both content and style are admirable and the content is thought-provoking. My attention span is very, very short, however, so I must terminate at 20 minutes into the show. I enjoyed your presentation tremendously.

[@SimplyGimpy]

So much public-facing philosophy can be off putting in its degree of introspection, loftiness or self-aggrandisement of it's author. I find Martha Nussbaum really impossible to ignore because it feels like she writes really communally, somehow. She cares about the human condition, and my experience of it, as much as any writer I can think of.

[@andrewszemeredy4458]

So now we not only need to fear fear itself, but we need to fear the absence of fear as well. Got it.

[@lg169]

“Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them.” George Orwell

[@slavenpuric3803]

I don't agree that she is a careerist. Disagree, in fact. On the first. As would Alvin Lee, yet on Woodstock.

[@herbertkroll1266]

Those thigh high suede boots would make a great combi with a tight fitting straightjacket.

[@lg169]

yeap! she is deranged

[@frankfeldman6657]

She thinks she's hot, hahaha.

[@slavenpuric3803]

And she yes hot. "Cool", as to how it would be said in the jargon.