Martha Nussbaum
Martha Nussbaum is an American philosopher and the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, where she is jointly appointed in the law school and the philosophy department.
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- Born in
- New York City
- Educated at
- New York UniversityHarvard University
- Awards
- 🏆 Spitz Prize🏆 honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh🏆 Berggruen Prize🏆 honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem🏆 honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
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1947
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