The goal of this paper is to sketch and defend a novel conception of dignity. I begin by
offering three desiderata that a theory of dignity should be able to satisfy: it should be able to …

Abstract Human Dignity The mercurial concept of human dignity features in ethical, legal,
and political discourse as a foundational commitment to human value or human status. The …

This article focuses on human dignity as a moral idea and, in particular, on a single but
fundamental question: what conception of human dignity, if any, can generate an egalitarian …

The concept of human dignity is criticized due to its vagueness, but by discussing the most
important schools of thought, we can identify a core meaning that is common to most …

This paper focuses on a distinct puzzle for understanding the relationship between dignity
and human rights. The puzzle is that dignity appears to enter human rights theory in two …

Appeals to''human dignity''are at the core of many of the most contentious social and political
issues of our time. But these appeals suggest different and at times even contradictory ways …

The notion of human dignity has not fared well in contemporary moral philosophy. It seems
to have suffered the fate of notions such as virtue and honor, by simply fading into the …

Dignity is often invoked as the basis of human rights. The precise relation between dignity
and human rights remains objectionably obscure, however, and many appeals to dignity …

What are the social conditions of living a dignified life? Even though it is a common belief,
shared by most people for many different reasons, that all human beings possess dignity in …

As a strictly normative concept, dignity was introduced into moral philosophy by Immanuel
Kant. It signifies an absolute value. Ultimately a person possessing dignity must not be an …