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The quote says that people are more likely to manipulate others when they have not learned to recognize them as full human beings. It suggests that seeing others as objects makes harmful behavior easier. The line also implies that empathy and moral education can change how someone treats people.
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About Martha Nussbaum
American philosopher, law and ethics professor
Martha C. Nussbaum is an American philosopher and legal scholar. She is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, with appointments in both the law school and the philosophy department. Her work sits at the meeting point of philosophy, law, and ethics, and her teaching and writing reflect that range. She is widely associated with questions of justice, human flourishing, and the moral responsibilities that shape public life.
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Books by Martha Nussbaum
Women and Human Development
2000
The Clash Within
2007