The Inherence of Human Dignity : foundations of human dignity. Volume 1 /

The first of two volumes, Foundations of Human Dignity focuses on foundational, conceptual issues, oriented around the central question, "What are the various meanings of 'human dignity, ' and how are they grounded or justified?"

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Menuge, Angus J. L. (Editor ), Bussey, Barry W., 1965- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, UK ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, 2021.
Temas:
Respect for persons > Law and legislation.
Dignity.
Dignité.
RELIGION > Religion, Politics & State.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Half title
  • Title page
  • Copyright information
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Intro-PartI & II
  • Introduction
  • Whither Dignity?
  • The Conceptual Foundations of Human Dignity
  • Grounding Human Dignity
  • Competing Concepts of Human Dignity
  • Origin of the Present Volumes
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Part I Grounding Human Dignity
  • Chapter One Human Dignity in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 'Old' or 'New'?
  • Human Dignity, Rights and Liberty in the Eighteenth Century
  • Human Dignity in the Universal Declaration: Inherent and Achieved
  • Inherent Dignity
  • Achieved Dignity
  • References
  • Chapter Two How do we Justify Human Rights and Dignity?
  • Introduction
  • The History of Human Rights
  • Greek and Roman Versions of Natural Rights and Christianity
  • Human Rights and Dignity
  • a Product of the Enlightenment?
  • Do Human Rights and Conceptions of Human Dignity Rely on Religious Belief and Truth?
  • The Golden Rule
  • Imago Dei, the Image of God
  • Imitatio Dei, the Imitation of God
  • Twenty-First Century Threats to the Human Rights Project
  • How Can We Promote Human Rights and Dignity in the Twenty-First Century?
  • Religious Ideas Which Have Survived Translation into Secular Terms
  • A Challenge and a Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter Three May Critics of 'Inherent Dignity' be Answered? Rejoinders from Christian Anthropology
  • Preliminary Clarifications
  • Critiquing Inherent Human Dignity: A Typology
  • The Functional Critique
  • The Non-Consensus Critique
  • The Reductionist Critique
  • The Postmodern Critique
  • The Theological or Religious Critique
  • Convergences
  • Karl Barth on Honour
  • The Promise of Barth's Notion of Honour to Human Dignity/Rights Discourse
  • References
  • Chapter Four Three Sources of Human Dignity
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Three Sources of Human Worth
  • 3. Speciesism?
  • 4. Some Theistic Alternatives
  • 5. Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter Five Atheism and Theism: A Comparison of Metaphysical Foundations for Human Dignity
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Not-So-Jolly Implications of a Godless Universe
  • 2. Human Dignity, Human Rights and the Image of God
  • Human Dignity and Human Rights
  • Naturalism, Brute Facts and Human Value
  • Wielenberg and the Imago Dei
  • 3. Comparing Metaphysics: Are Theism's and Naturalism's Facts Equally Brute?
  • God and the Inference to the Best Explanation
  • Theism and Wielenberg's Host of Brute Facts
  • Brute fact 1: Persons emerged from an impersonal universe
  • Brute fact 2: A universe, which began a finite time ago, is necessary for valuable human beings
  • Brute fact 3: The life-permitting conditions of the universe's delicately balanced fine-tuning are necessary for valuable human beings
  • Brute fact 4: Valuable human beings
  • along with all other living things
  • emerged from non-living matter

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