question archive Martha Nussbaum, The Monarchy of Fear: a philosopher looks at our political crisis Actions (1) What, according to Nussbaum, are the emotions? How is the concept to be defined? How does Nussbaum define each of the following emotions: fear, anger, disgust, envy? (2) What does Nussbaum think is required of democratic citizenship, within a partnership democracy? What is the connection between the possibility of partnership democracy and the self-knowledge of its citizens? (3) In Chapter 2, "Fear, Early and Powerful," Nussbaum argues that excessive fear can often lead a society to choose a course of action it later comes, morally, to regret
Martha Nussbaum, The Monarchy of Fear: a philosopher looks at our political crisis Actions (1) What, according to Nussbaum, are the emotions? How is the concept to be defined? How does Nussbaum define each of the following emotions: fear, anger, disgust, envy? (2) What does Nussbaum think is required of democratic citizenship, within a partnership democracy? What is the connection between the possibility of partnership democracy and the self-knowledge of its citizens? (3) In Chapter 2, "Fear, Early and Powerful," Nussbaum argues that excessive fear can often lead a society to choose a course of action it later comes, morally, to regret
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Martha Nussbaum, The Monarchy of Fear: a philosopher looks at our political crisis
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(1) What, according to Nussbaum, are the emotions? How is the concept to be defined? How does Nussbaum define each of the following emotions: fear, anger, disgust, envy?
(2) What does Nussbaum think is required of democratic citizenship, within a partnership democracy? What is the connection between the possibility of partnership democracy and the self-knowledge of its citizens?
(3) In Chapter 2, "Fear, Early and Powerful," Nussbaum argues that excessive fear can often lead a society to choose a course of action it later comes, morally, to regret. What are some examples of this? What are some examples from history you might provide?
(4) How does Nussbaum see fear as inherently connected with both anger, disgust and envy? How does fear exacerbate both anger, disgust and envy, to the point at which they lead to evident evils and become destructive of democratic partnership?
(5) What is envy, and how is it related to fear? How does envy threaten democracy? What are some strategies Nussbaum discusses in Chapter 5, "Envy's Empire," that could be used to mitigate envy's destructive potential?
