Professor Martha Nussbaum On Humanity's Obligation To Protect Animal Rights

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Ryan speaks with Martha Nussbaum about her new book Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility , the problems that can arise with the Stoic focus on the internal over the external, how the loss of her daughter taught her what to dedicate the rest of her life to, why animals should be considered citizens of a society, the actions that Martha is personally taking to protect animal rights, and more. Martha Nussbaum is an American philosopher, author, animal rights activist, 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 the philosophy department. She received her BA from…