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197 - Martha Nussbaum: Justice for Animals

197 - Martha Nussbaum: Justice for Animals

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Martha Nussbaum is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service
Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, with
appointments in the Department of Philosophy and the Law School.
Martha is among the most recognized philosophers today. Over the
course of her career, she has made numerous major contributions
to ancient philosophy, ethics, political philosophy, the
philosophy of law, and other areas. Martha’s most recent book is
Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility (Simon &
Schuster, 2023). In this episode, Robinson and Martha discuss
some of her contributions to animal ethics both in philosophy and
law. More particularly, they touch on philosophical conceptions
of justice, various approaches to animal ethics—such as
utilitarianism and Kantianism—the Capabilities Approach to
freedom and justice, and how people ought to think about eating
meat.

Justice for Animals:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09JPHCKLJ

OUTLINE

00:00 Introduction

02:08 Martha’s Interest in Justice for Animals

8:15 Justice and Flourishing Lives

16:31 Recognizing Injustice for Animals

29:54 What Is the Scala Naturae?

42:28 Utilitarianism

52:28 The Capabilities Approach

1:15:39 Is Meat-Eating Ever Ethical?

Robinson’s Website:
http://robinsonerhardt.com

Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the
foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in
conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters,
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