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Political Emotions : Why Love Matters for Justice / by Martha C. Nussbaum
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TextPublication details: Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2013Description: viii+457pISBN: - 9780674724655
- 320.019 N975
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How can we achieve and sustain a decent liberal society, one that aspires to justice and equal opportunity for all and inspires individuals to sacrifice for the common good? In this book, a continuation of her explorations of emotions and the nature of social justice, Martha Nussbaum make s the case for love. Amid the fears, resentments, and competitive concerns that are endemic even to good societies, public emotions rooted in love - in intense attachements to things outside our control - can foster commitment to shared goals and keep at bay the forces of disgust and envy.
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How can we achieve and sustain a decent liberal society, one that aspires to justice and equal opportunity for all and inspires individuals to sacrifice for the common good? In this book, a continuation of her explorations of emotions and the nature of social justice, Martha Nussbaum make s the case for love. Amid the fears, resentments, and competitive concerns that are endemic even to good societies, public emotions rooted in love - in intense attachements to things outside our control - can foster commitment to shared goals and keep at bay the forces of disgust and envy.
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