Perspectives on Human Dignity

✍ Scribed by Jeff Malpas, Norelle Lickiss

• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 235
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The idea of human dignity is central to any reflection on the nature of human worth. However, the idea is a complex one that also takes on many different forms. This unique collection explores the idea of human dignity as it arises within these many different domains, opening up the possibility of a multidisciplinary conversation that illuminates the concept itself. The book includes essays by leading Australian and International figures.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Perspectives on Human Dignity:
A Conversation......Page 2
ISBN 140206280X......Page 4
Foreword......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
1
Introduction to a Conversation......Page 11
2
Human Dignity and Human Worth......Page 16
3
Human Dignity and Human Being......Page 26
4
On Human Dignity: Fragments
of an Exploration......Page 33
5
Two Conceptions of Dignity:
Honour and Self-Determination......Page 48
6
Human Dignity and Charity......Page 64
7
Human Dignity: Functions and Meanings......Page 78
8
A Brief History of Human Dignity:
Idea and Application......Page 98
9
A Journey Towards Understanding:
True and False Dignity......Page 111
10
The Question of Dignity: Doubts
and Loves and a Whisper from
Where the Ruined House Once Stood......Page 121
11
Religion and Dignity: Assent and Dissent......Page 129
12
Giving the Past Its Dignity......Page 137
13
Dignity and Indignity......Page 142
14
Human Dignity and the Law......Page 151
15
On the International Legal Aspects
of Human Dignity......Page 157
16
Doing Justice to Dignity in the Criminal Law......Page 169
17
Human Dignity: The New Phase
in International Law......Page 183
18
Dignity and Health......Page 187
19
Human Dignity: The Perspective
of a Gynaecological Oncologist......Page 192
20
The Social Origins of Dignity in Medical
Care at the End of Life......Page 197
21
Dying with Dignity: The Story
Reveals Its Meaning......Page 206
Bibliography......Page 221