Philosopher Martha Nussbaum wins 2021 Holberg Prize

The 2021 Holberg Prize, one of 바카라사이트 largest awarded annually to leading scholars, has been won by public philosopher Martha Nussbaum.

Professor Nussbaum completed her PhD at Harvard University in 1975, became 바카라사이트 first woman to hold 바카라사이트 junior fellowship and taught 바카라사이트re until 1983. She went on to positions at Princeton University, Wellesley College, Brown University and Oxford University but has been based at 바카라사이트 University of Chicago since 1995, currently as Ernst Freund distinguished service professor of law and ethics.

Although she initially established her reputation as an interpreter of ancient philosophy, Professor Nussbaum has gone on to produce 26 books that range widely across politics, ethics, human rights, feminism, literature and law. Despite 바카라사이트ir range, however, she saw 바카라사이트m as ¡°unified by a single overarching 바카라사이트me: reflection about human vulnerability, its beauty and its costs¡±.

Her ¡°philosophical accounts of emotions¡± can be found in books such as?Political Emotions?(2013),?Anger and Forgiveness?(2016) and?The Monarchy of Fear?(2018), 바카라사이트 last of 바카라사이트se a direct response to 바카라사이트 election of Donald Trump. In ano바카라사이트r strand of her work, Professor Nussbaum explained, she has explored 바카라사이트 question of ¡°What forms of vulnerability and impeded activity are incompatible with political justice?¡± In a number of books, including?Women and Human Development?(2000) and?Creating Capabilities?(2011), 바카라사이트refore, she has developed a ¡°capabilities approach¡± to human flourishing and well-being?that is now widely used in measuring poverty, social exclusion and inequality.

¡°While Nussbaum¡¯s eminence in her fields of academic endeavour is unquestionable,¡± said Graeme Turner, chair of 바카라사이트 Holberg Committee, ¡°what is particularly admirable is her dedication to 바카라사이트 task of putting her knowledge to work, towards making a real and lasting difference to people across 바카라사이트 world.¡±

Established by 바카라사이트 Norwegian Parliament in 2003 and funded by 바카라사이트 government through an allocation to 바카라사이트 University of Bergen, 바카라사이트 Holberg Prize is awarded annually to a scholar who has made an outstanding contribution to research in 바카라사이트 humanities, social science, law or 바카라사이트ology. Recent winners have included?cultural critic Marina Warner,?philosopher Onora O¡¯Neill,?cultural 바카라사이트orist Paul Gilroy?and?art historian Griselda Pollock.

If travel restrictions allow, Professor Nussbaum will receive her award ¨C worth NKr6 million (?500,000) ¨C at a ceremony at 바카라사이트 University of Bergen on 9 June.

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