Steerforth

Did you know that eminent contemporary philosophy Martha Nussbaum has fallen in love ('rushing into the eager volatility of desire') with Steerforth, from David Copperfield? No? Read this essay, 'Steerforth's Arm: Love in the Moral Point of View' from her celebrated collection Love's Knowledge: Essays on Philosophy and Literature (1990). [If the link doesn't work for you, either type 'Steerforth's Arm' into the 'search this book' box on the left hand side of the page, or else scroll down and click on the 'contents' page at the bottom].