Martha C. Nussbaum

Martha C. Nussbaum

Martha Nussbaum believes that reading literature will help us move to a better world. She thinks that multi-culturism is bad because we stop identifying and relating to other cultures. We are no longer empathetic with them. This is why Nussbaum says that literature is good. We can read literature and relate to other cultures. We can put ourselves in their shoes. With multi-culturism, we have a biased judgement of people. We expect them to act and think a certain way. But, if we read literature, we can see what different cultures are like. Our views could be changed. She also says that literature is important when dealing with politics. She said anyone who is involved in politcs should be involved with literature because it makes people more compassionate and it also helps people deal with the hardships of life. If children read more literature, then they will be better prepared for life. If something bad happends to them, they will be better prepared because at least in some way they have experience it before, even if it was only in their mind.