On Fertile Functionings: A Response to Martha Nussbaum

a study on the relation of cognition to emotion in the view of martha nussbaum

emotion is one of the human soul’s aspects which have a complex relationship with action and cognition. martha craven nussbaum considers emotion as one of the figures of cognition and believes that emotion is the recognition of a person’s very important living aspects which are not under his control. in her view, emotion is based on the subject. this notion proves that emotion is a part of cogn...

The Concept of Human Development : A Comparative Study of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum

Ethical challenges of the multicultural classroom A teacher ́s examination of Martha Nussbaum ́s theory of world citizenship education

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Nussbaum: a Utilitarian Critique

This Essay offers a utilitarian perspective on Martha Nussbaum’s theory of justice. Nussbaum believes that society should guarantee to every individual a threshold level of central human capabilities. Although Nussbaum’s approach has considerable appeal, it is implausible and unappealing when it diverges greatly from utilitarianism. Nussbaum’s theory requires that enormous sums of money be devo...

iranian english learners’ perception and personality: a dual approach to investigating influential factors on willingness to communicate

abstract previous studies on willingness to communicate (wtc) have shown the influence of many individual or situational factors on students’ tendency to engage in classroom communication, in which wtc has been viewed either at the trait-level or situational level. however, due to the complexity of the notion of willingness to communicate, the present study suggests that these two strands are ...