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Book Review: Martha Nussbaum, Political Emotions: Why Love Matters for Justice?

Kitap İncelemesi: Martha Nussbaum, Politik Duygular: Adalet İçin Aşk Neden Gereklidir? (Çev. Ömer Çakır), Ketebe Yayınları, 2025, 583 sf.

Selbin Yılmaz(Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi)0000-0002-0657-9178
Pages
645–649
Publication Date
2026-09-14
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It also discusses the extent to which Nussbaum’s proposal for a politics of public love is compatible with the assumptions of liberalism and considers the kinds of political problems that the proposed emotional mobilization may entail.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study examines the main arguments of Martha Nussbaum’s work Political Emotions: Why Love Matters for Justice? and the debates it raises within the framework of liberal political philosophy.
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Key Findings & Data:Nussbaum argues that a liberal political order cannot be based solely on rights, institutions, and rational agreement; rather, a just and stable society depends on the development of public emotions among citizens.
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Conclusion & Impact:It also discusses the extent to which Nussbaum’s proposal for a politics of public love is compatible with the assumptions of liberalism and considers the kinds of political problems that the proposed emotional mobilization may entail.
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This study examines the main arguments of Martha Nussbaum’s work Political Emotions: Why Love Matters for Justice? and the debates it raises within the framework of liberal political philosophy. Nussbaum argues that a liberal political order cannot be based solely on rights, institutions, and rational agreement; rather, a just and stable society depends on the development of public emotions among citizens. She maintains that emotions such as love, compassion, and an inclusive form of patriotism can sustain the continuity of the political community, and that these emotions can be cultivated through rhetoric, education, art, and public rituals. This review evaluates Nussbaum’s attempt to rethink the emotional foundations of the liberal political order and focuses particularly on the tension between emotions and institutions. It also discusses the extent to which Nussbaum’s proposal for a politics of public love is compatible with the assumptions of liberalism and considers the kinds of political problems that the proposed emotional mobilization may entail.

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Bu çalışma, Martha Nussbaum’un Politik Duygular: Adalet İçin Aşk Neden Gereklidir? adlı eserinin temel argümanlarını ve liberal siyaset felsefesi açısından ortaya koyduğu tartışmaları ele alır. Nussbaum liberal siyasal düzenin yalnızca haklar, kurumlar ve rasyonel uzlaşı üzerine kurulamayacağını; adil ve istikrarlı bir toplumun yurttaşlar arasında geliştirilecek kamusal duygulara bağlı olduğunu savunur. Sevgi, merhamet ve kapsayıcı bir vatanseverlik gibi duyguların siyasal topluluğun sürekliliğini sağlayabileceğini, bu duyguların da retorik, eğitim, sanat ve kamusal ritüeller aracılığıyla beslenebileceğini öne sürer. Bu inceleme, Nussbaum’un liberal siyasal düzenin duygusal temellerini yeniden düşünme girişimini değerlendirirken özellikle duygular ile kurumlar arasındaki gerilime odaklanır. Çalışma ayrıca Nussbaum’un kamusal sevgi siyaseti önerisinin liberalizmin varsayımlarıyla ne ölçüde uyumlu olduğu ve önerilen duygusal mobilizasyonun siyasal açıdan ne tür sorunlar barındırabileceği tartışır.

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Yılmaz, S. (2026). Book Review: Martha Nussbaum, Political Emotions: Why Love Matters for Justice?. Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi, Cilt: 81 Sayı: 3, 645–649. https://doi.org/10.33630/ausbf.1906739

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