>Pretending this is philosophy rather than policy seems a bit silly.
You are entirely correct.
Nussbaum is a reactionary hack whose main goal is to pick and prod away at anyone with a moral stance because she has none. She is like Ayn Rand insofar as her philosophy is just a thin veneer to justify her misanthropic contempt for others that is always translated directly into political vitriol.
That her work is approachable for the layperson seems to be the biggest compliment I see toward her in here, and I remind people that simplicity is not always superior, sometimes it actually is just the product of a simple mind.
You are entirely correct.
Nussbaum is a reactionary hack whose main goal is to pick and prod away at anyone with a moral stance because she has none. She is like Ayn Rand insofar as her philosophy is just a thin veneer to justify her misanthropic contempt for others that is always translated directly into political vitriol.
That her work is approachable for the layperson seems to be the biggest compliment I see toward her in here, and I remind people that simplicity is not always superior, sometimes it actually is just the product of a simple mind.