Discussion 9
Many philosophers and sociologists have contributed to the discussion of how a society should be structured. Virginia Held, author and editor, argued that the ideals and standards of liberal justice are not as weak and flawed as they are restricted. She analyzed how social relationships take a different form when constructed after nurturing individuals and children. She said that care is the most fundamental moral value. According to her, flourishing of children and establishment of relations on the basis of love and care will help create new kinds of the social person and ultimately a new society will be structured and formed. Nussbaum was inclined towards the idea that imaginative perseverance and the vow to be good come from the consciousness that we harbour hostility toward the people we love and care for (Aviv, 2017). She believed that in order to become a good human, one must possess honesty with the world and the capability to have faith in undefined things that are beyond our governance and have the power to shatter us. Nussbaum emphasized the ethical importance of emotions and said that understanding them helps construct a morally just society (Sandoiu, 2016).
Young Iris came up with five faces of oppression: marginalization, exploitation, cultural imperialism, violence, and powerlessness. She says that her theories and opinions have just been developed in the context of the United States and should not be implied in studying injustice in other countries (scientia-sanbeda.org). Both Nussbaum and Held gave an emotional structure to society and its structure. I agree with both opinions since, in order to establish a better society, its children must first be nurtured and nourished. For that, care is the most important thing. Thus, understanding each other’s emotions is a vital part of making the society better.
Works Cited
“Iris Marion Young’s Theory of Structural Justice and Collective Responsibility,” http://scientia-sanbeda.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/vo-3_1-Iris-Marion-Young%E2%80%99s-Theory-of-Structural-Justice.pdf
Aviv, Rachel. “The Philosopher of Feelings.” The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 19 June 2017, www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/martha-nussbaums-moral-philosophies.
Sandoiu, Ana, et al. “Martha Nussbaum on Emotions, Ethics, and Literature.” The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast, 29 Aug. 2016, partiallyexaminedlife.com/2016/08/12/martha-nussbaum-on-emotions-ethics-and-literature/.
