In this Australian Law Journal video, Professor Martha Nussbaum talks to ALJ General Editor, the Hon Justice François Kunc, and Assistant General Editor Dr Ruth Higgins SC, about her well-known book, Poetic justice: the literary imagination and public life (Beacon Press, 1995). Justice Kunc asks Professor Nussbaum: “What do you mean by a literary imagination and should lawyers have one?” Professor Nussbaum also introduces her upcoming book, The monarchy of fear: A philosopher looks at our political crisis (Simon & Schuster, 2018). ----------------------- The Future of Australian Legal Education conference was proudly co-hosted in Sydney in August 2017 by The Australian Law Journal (published by Thomson Reuters) and the Australian Academy of Law. Opened by the Chief Justice of the Federal Court, the Hon James Allsop AO, the conference was a collaborative event to celebrate the 90th anniversary of The Australian Law Journal, the 10th anniversary of the Australian Academy of Law, and marked 30 years since the release of the Pearce Report on Australian law schools. The aim was to provide a national forum for the entire legal profession to come together and discuss formally the future of legal education. The keynote speaker at the Future of Australian Legal Education Conference was world-renowned philosopher, distinguished author, and law professor, Professor Martha C. Nussbaum. Professor Nussbaum is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago Law School. She is also appointed to the Classics Department at the University of Chicago and an associate in the Classics Department, the Divinity School and the Political Science department. In this special presentation in 4 parts, the General Editor of The Australian Law Journal, the Hon Justice François Kunc and Assistant General Editor, barrister Dr Ruth Higgins SC, interview Professor Nussbaum. They gain some unique insights into her role as an interdisciplinary “interloper” in the field of law. To read more about the Australian Law Journal, visit legal.thomsonreuters.com.au/products/australian-law-journal/