Naslov
Compassion as Martha Nussbaum's Fundamental Philosophical Viewpoint

Autori
Kolednjak, Marijana

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Izvornik
The First International Interdisciplinary Conference for Young Scholars in Social Sciences and Humanities "Contexts" / - Novi Sad : Faculty of Philosophy University of Novi Sad, 2012

ISBN
978-86-6065-135-0

Skup
The First International Interdisciplinary Conference for Young Scholars in Social Sciences and Humanities "Contexts"

Mjesto i datum
Novi Sad, Srbija, 01.12.2012

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Ključne riječi
emotions; compassion; values; literary imagination; ethics

Sažetak
For centuries, philosophers and others discussed the nature of experiences such as emotion, desire and pleasure. A significant consensus emerged: emotions are at least partially composed of value judgments. Martha Craven Nussbaum is a renowned American philosopher. The framework of her philosophy is the constitution of a universal system of values which will promote the equality of opportunities for all people to realize their abilities as human beings. We are asked to see ourselves as a purpose valuable for itself. It is important to make, or leave, a person capable of being a human, in the way he or she finds it appropriate. For Nussbaum, being a human means above all to be a dignified free being who shapes his or her life in cooperation and reciprocity with others. The journey towards discovering humanity, which Martha Nussbaum suggests, is the way of feeling, of compassion. For Martha Nussbaum, the best teacher of compassion is the journey of literary imagination. Nussbaum advocates the idea of equal value of human beings as such on the basis of their basic human abilities of choice and reasoning. Based on these human abilities, everyone is worth of equal concern and respect.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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