This introduction to human dignity explores the history of the notion from antiquity to the nineteenth century, and the way in which dignity is conceptualised in non-Western contexts. Building on this, it addresses a range of systematic conceptualisations, considers the theoretical and legal conditions for human dignity as a useful notion and analyses a number of philosophical and conceptual approaches to dignity. Finally, the book introduces current debates, paying particular attention to the legal implementation, human rights, justice and conflicts, medicine and bioethics, and provides an…mehr
This introduction to human dignity explores the history of the notion from antiquity to the nineteenth century, and the way in which dignity is conceptualised in non-Western contexts. Building on this, it addresses a range of systematic conceptualisations, considers the theoretical and legal conditions for human dignity as a useful notion and analyses a number of philosophical and conceptual approaches to dignity. Finally, the book introduces current debates, paying particular attention to the legal implementation, human rights, justice and conflicts, medicine and bioethics, and provides an explicit systematic framework for discussing human dignity. Adopting a wide range of perspectives and taking into account numerous cultures and contexts, this handbook is a valuable resource for students, scholars and professionals working in philosophy, law, history and theology.
Introduction: 1. Human dignity from a legal perspective 2. Human dignity - concept, discussions, philosophical perspectives Part I. Origins of the Concept in European History: 3. Meritocratic and civic dignity in Greco-Roman antiquity 4. Human dignity in the Middle Ages, twelfth to fourteenth century 5. Human dignity in late-medieval spiritual and political conflicts 6. The Council of Valladolid, 1550-1: a European disputation about the human dignity of indigenous peoples of the Americas 7. Human dignity in the Renaissance 8. Martin Luther's conception of human dignity 9. Natural rights vs. human dignity: two conflicting traditions 10. Human dignity in Rousseau and the French Revolution 11. Human dignity and socialism 12. Human dignity in the Jewish tradition Part II. Beyond the Scope of the European Tradition: 13. The concepts of human dignity in moral philosophies of indigenous peoples of the Americas 14. Human dignity in the Islamic world 15. Hinduism: the universal self in a class society 16. Buddhism: inner dignity and absolute altruism 17. Human dignity in traditional Chinese Confucianism 18. Dignity in traditional Chinese Daoism Part III. Systematic Conceptualization: 19. Social and cultural presuppositions for the use of the concept of human dignity 20. Is human dignity the ground of human rights? 21. Human dignity - can a historical foundation alone suffice? 22. Kantian perspectives on the rational basis of human dignity 23. Kantian dignity: a critique 24. Human dignity and human rights in Alan Gewirth's moral philosophy 25. Human dignity in the capability approach 26. Human dignity in Catholic thought 27. Jacques Maritain's personalist conception of human dignity 28. Scheler and human dignity 29. Dignity and the Other: dignity and the phenomenological tradition 30. Dignity, fragility, singularity in Paul Ricoeur's ethics 31. Human dignity as universal nobility 32. Dignity in the Ubuntu tradition 33. Posthuman dignity 34. Dignity as the right to have rights: human dignity in Hannah Arendt 35. Individual and collective dignity Part IV. Legal Implementation: 36. Equal dignity in international human rights 37. Is human dignity a useless concept? Legal perspectives 38. Human dignity in French law 39. Human dignity in German law 40. Human dignity in US law 41. Human dignity in South American law 42. Human dignity in South African law 43. The Islamic world and the alternative declarations of human rights 44. The protection of human dignity under Chinese law 45. Human dignity in Japanese law 46. The place of dignity in the Indian constitution Part V. Conflicts and Violence: 47. Human dignity and war 48. Treatment of prisoners and torture 49. Human dignity and prostitution 50. Human dignity, immigration and refugees Part VI. Contexts of Justice: 51. Human dignity and social welfare 52. Dignity and global justice 53. Human dignity and people with disabilities 54. Human dignity as a concept for the economy 55. Human dignity and gender inequalities 56. The rise and fall of freedom of online expression Part VII. Biology and Bioethics: 57. The threefold challenge of Darwinism to an ethics of human dignity 58. On the border of life and death: human dignity in bioethics 59. Human dignity and commodification in bioethics 60. Dignity only for humans? A controversy 61. Dignity only for humans? On the dignity and inherent value of non-human beings 62. Human dignity and future generations.
Introduction: 1. Human dignity from a legal perspective 2. Human dignity - concept, discussions, philosophical perspectives Part I. Origins of the Concept in European History: 3. Meritocratic and civic dignity in Greco-Roman antiquity 4. Human dignity in the Middle Ages, twelfth to fourteenth century 5. Human dignity in late-medieval spiritual and political conflicts 6. The Council of Valladolid, 1550-1: a European disputation about the human dignity of indigenous peoples of the Americas 7. Human dignity in the Renaissance 8. Martin Luther's conception of human dignity 9. Natural rights vs. human dignity: two conflicting traditions 10. Human dignity in Rousseau and the French Revolution 11. Human dignity and socialism 12. Human dignity in the Jewish tradition Part II. Beyond the Scope of the European Tradition: 13. The concepts of human dignity in moral philosophies of indigenous peoples of the Americas 14. Human dignity in the Islamic world 15. Hinduism: the universal self in a class society 16. Buddhism: inner dignity and absolute altruism 17. Human dignity in traditional Chinese Confucianism 18. Dignity in traditional Chinese Daoism Part III. Systematic Conceptualization: 19. Social and cultural presuppositions for the use of the concept of human dignity 20. Is human dignity the ground of human rights? 21. Human dignity - can a historical foundation alone suffice? 22. Kantian perspectives on the rational basis of human dignity 23. Kantian dignity: a critique 24. Human dignity and human rights in Alan Gewirth's moral philosophy 25. Human dignity in the capability approach 26. Human dignity in Catholic thought 27. Jacques Maritain's personalist conception of human dignity 28. Scheler and human dignity 29. Dignity and the Other: dignity and the phenomenological tradition 30. Dignity, fragility, singularity in Paul Ricoeur's ethics 31. Human dignity as universal nobility 32. Dignity in the Ubuntu tradition 33. Posthuman dignity 34. Dignity as the right to have rights: human dignity in Hannah Arendt 35. Individual and collective dignity Part IV. Legal Implementation: 36. Equal dignity in international human rights 37. Is human dignity a useless concept? Legal perspectives 38. Human dignity in French law 39. Human dignity in German law 40. Human dignity in US law 41. Human dignity in South American law 42. Human dignity in South African law 43. The Islamic world and the alternative declarations of human rights 44. The protection of human dignity under Chinese law 45. Human dignity in Japanese law 46. The place of dignity in the Indian constitution Part V. Conflicts and Violence: 47. Human dignity and war 48. Treatment of prisoners and torture 49. Human dignity and prostitution 50. Human dignity, immigration and refugees Part VI. Contexts of Justice: 51. Human dignity and social welfare 52. Dignity and global justice 53. Human dignity and people with disabilities 54. Human dignity as a concept for the economy 55. Human dignity and gender inequalities 56. The rise and fall of freedom of online expression Part VII. Biology and Bioethics: 57. The threefold challenge of Darwinism to an ethics of human dignity 58. On the border of life and death: human dignity in bioethics 59. Human dignity and commodification in bioethics 60. Dignity only for humans? A controversy 61. Dignity only for humans? On the dignity and inherent value of non-human beings 62. Human dignity and future generations.
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