Why Schools Stopped Teaching Virtue (and Why We’re Lost Without It). Martha Nussbaum: The Fragility Of Goodness. Why we need a renascence of Virtue

Why Schools Stopped Teaching Virtue (and Why We’re Lost Without It). Martha Nussbaum: The Fragility Of Goodness. Why we need a Renaissance of Virtue.

What if true virtue isn’t about strength… but softness?

In this cinematic and soul-stirring episode of Philosophy for Better Humans, Charles Sebastian Whitby explores the powerful ideas of philosopher Martha Nussbaum and her landmark work The Fragility of Goodness. Drawing from Greek tragedy, Aristotle’s ethics, and modern psychology, Nussbaum reveals a radical truth: the good life is inherently vulnerable.

We explore how emotion, tragedy, and moral luck shape our ability to be good—and why modern culture is starving for the moral clarity we’ve lost. With vivid storytelling and timely insight, this episode shows why the courage to love what can be lost may be the  ...