"Emotions are not just the fuel that powers the psychological mechanism of a reasoning..." - Martha Nussbaum

🏺 Philosophy

“Emotions are not just the fuel that powers the psychological mechanism of a reasoning creature, they are parts of this creatures reasoning itself.”

Nussbaum integrates emotions into rational thought rather than opposing them to it.

“To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world an ability to trust uncertain things beyond your own control”

— Martha Nussbaum

“To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world, an ability to trust uncertain things beyond your own control.”

— Martha Nussbaum

“To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world.”

— Martha Nussbaum