Martha C. Nussbaum

Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, University of Chicago

University of Chicago

1 standalone talk · 1 total lecture · 2h recorded

Philosophy & Ethics

Standalone talks by Martha C. Nussbaum

Self-contained public lectures, keynote addresses, and research seminars.

Creating Capabilities: Human Development and Justice

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Philosophy·Public Colloquium

Creating Capabilities: Human Development and Justice

Martha C. Nussbaum·University of Chicago

Martha Nussbaum elucidates her "capabilities approach" as an alternative framework for evaluating societal well-being and justice, moving beyond mere economic indicators like GDP to focus on individual human flourishing and substantive freedoms.