In defense of dignity: Reflections on the moral function of human dignity

This paper defends human dignity in two ways. First, by confronting the criticism that human dignity does not serve an important function in contemporary moral discourse and that its function can be sufficiently performed by other moral terms. It is argued that this criticism invites a danger of mor...

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Main Author: Vilhjálmur Árnason 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2021]
In: Bioethics
Year: 2021, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 31-39
RelBib Classification:NBE Anthropology
NCA Ethics
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Human Dignity
B moral function
B Respect
B Virtue
B Rule of law
B Kant
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