Philosopher Nussbaum to present President’s Lecture Feb. 9

World-renowned philosopher Martha Nussbaum will present the Rice President’s Lecture titled “Anger and Revolutionary Justice” at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 9 in Anderson-Clarke Center’s Hudspeth Auditorium. Admission to the lecture is free. This event has no reserved seating; early arrival is suggested. Doors will open at 6 p.m.

MARTHA NUSSBAUM

Nussbaum, the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, is considered one of the world’s foremost philosophers. Recognized by Foreign Policy Magazine as one of the top 100 global thinkers of 2012, she has authored more than 15 highly acclaimed books that explore a diverse range of subjects, from economic development and social justice to animal rights and religious intolerance.

Nussbaum received her bachelor’s degree from New York University and her master’s and Ph.D. from Harvard University. She taught at Harvard, Brown University and Oxford University. From 1986 to 1993, she was a research adviser at the World Institute for Development Economics Research, Helsinki, as part of the United Nations University. She has chaired the American Philosophical Association’s (APA) Committee on International Cooperation, the Committee on the Status of Women and the Committee for Public Philosophy. From 1999 to 2000, she was one of the three presidents of the APA and delivered the presidential address for the Central Division, one of three worldwide divisions of the APA. She has received honorary degrees from 50 colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe.

Each year the President’s Lecture Series brings to campus a variety of stimulating speakers on a range of topics. Rice offers the lecture series as a means of enhancing the intellectual life not only of the Rice community but also of other residents of the city of Houston.

The President’s Lecture Series is sponsored by the Office of the President and supported by the J. Newton Rayzor Lecture Fund. For more information, email ricepls@rice.edu or call 713-348-5585.