Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The 2021 Holberg Prize was awarded to Martha C. Nussbaum for her ground-breaking contributions to research in law and philosophy. In this interview, Nussbaum talks about her research and particularly on how she has focused on justice and on the role of emotions throughout her career.
Martha C. Nussbaum is the current Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago. Interviewer is Hallvard Fossheim, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bergen.
Interviewer: Professor Hallvard Fossheim, University of Bergen.
For more information, see the Holberg Prize website:
https://holbergprisen.no/en/news/holberg-prize/holberg-prize-names-public-philosopher-martha-c-nussbaum-2021-laureate
Portrait photo: Robert Tolchin
The 2021 Holberg Prize was awarded to Martha C. Nussbaum for her ground-breaking contributions to research in law and philosophy. In this interview, Nussbaum talks about her research and particularly on how she has focused on justice and on the role of emotions throughout her career.
Martha C. Nussbaum is the current Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago. Interviewer is Hallvard Fossheim, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bergen.
Interviewer: Professor Hallvard Fossheim, University of Bergen.
For more information, see the Holberg Prize website:
https://holbergprisen.no/en/news/holberg-prize/holberg-prize-names-public-philosopher-martha-c-nussbaum-2021-laureate
Portrait photo: Robert Tolchin
