Humanities Institute Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Dr. Martha Nussbaum

About the Lecture:

Justice for Animals: Practical Progress through Philosophical Theory

Animals suffer injustice at our hands: the cruelties of the factory farming industry, poaching and trophy hunting, assaults on the habitats of many creatures, and innumerable other instances of cruelty and neglect.  Human domination is everywhere: in the seas, where marine mammals die from ingesting plastic; in the skies, where migratory birds die in large numbers from air pollution; and, obviously, on the land, where the habitats of many large mammals have been destroyed almost beyond repair.  Addressing these large problems requires dedicated work and effort. But it also requires a good normative theory to direct our efforts.  Dr. Nussbaum will argue that an approach based on my version of the Capabilities Approach is the one we need, and she’ll show how it directs our efforts better than rival approaches.

About Dr. Martha Nussbaum:

Martha Nussbaum is an American philosopher and the current Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, where she is jointly appointed in the Law School and Philosophy Department. She has received honorary degrees from sixty-four colleges and universities in the US, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Among her awards are the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy (2016), the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture (2018), and the Holberg Prize (2021).

PLEASE NOTE THE EVENT TIMES

• 4:00 - 5:15 p.m., Distinguished Lecture
• 5:15 - 5:45 p.m., Reception

Distinguished Lecture (4:00 - 5:15 p.m.) will be livestreamed on ASU Live. Virtual audience can watch it at ASU Livestream.