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Martha Nussbaum asks: How can we sustain a decent society that aspires to justice and inspires sacrifice for the common good? Amid negative emotions endemic even to good societies, public emotions rooted in love–intense attachments outside our control–can foster commitment to shared goals and keep at bay the forces of disgust and envy.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780674728288 ● Publisher Harvard University Press ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2821902 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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