Kyoto Prize at Oxford: Ageing, Stigma, and Disgust - Dr Martha Nussbaum
Age is the only category of discrimination that includes all humans. However,
aging people are stigmatised in popular culture and discourse, and regarded
with a disgust closely linked to fear. Dr Nussbaum argues that stigma against
the aging is a social problem, producing unhappiness and injustice such as
discrimination in employment and social interactions, not to mention what she calls a ‘huge
social evil’ – that of compulsory retirement.
Date: 10 May 2017, 11:30
Venue: Blavatnik School of Government, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter OX2 6GG
Speakers: Speaker to be announced
Organising department: Blavatnik School of Government
Organiser: Amy-Kate Robinson (Blavatnik School of Government)
Organiser contact email address: amy-kate.robinson@bsg.ox.ac.uk
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Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.kyotoprize.ox.ac.uk/
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editor: Amy-Kate Robinson