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Bioethics and the question of human dignity / Adam Schulman -- Human dignity and respect for persons : a historical perspective on public bioethics / F. Daniel Davis -- How to protect human dignity from science / Daniel C. Dennett -- Human dignity and the mystery of the human soul / Robert P. Kraynak -- Commentary on Kraynak / Daniel C. Dennett -- Commentary on Dennett / Robert P. Kraynak -- Commentary on Dennett / Alfonso Gómez-Lobo -- Human dignity from a neurophilosophical perspective / Patricia S. Churchland -- Commentary on Churchland / Gilbert Meilaender -- Human uniqueness and human dignity : persons in nature and the nature of persons / Holmes Rolston III -- Human dignity and the future of man / Charles Rubin -- Dignity and enhancement / Nick Bostrom -- Commentary on Bostrom / Charles Rubin -- Human dignity and public discourse / Richard John Neuhaus -- Modern and American dignity / Peter Augustine Lawler -- Human dignity : exploring and explicating the Council's vision / Gilbert Meilaender -- Commentary on Meilaender and Dennett / Peter Augustine Lawler -- Commentary on Meilaender and Lawler / Diana Schaub -- Defending human dignity / Leon R. Kass -- Kant's concept of human dignity as a resource for bioethics / Susan M. Shell -- Human dignity and political entitlements / Martha Nussbaum -- Commentary on Nussbaum, Shell, and Kass / Diana Schaub -- The irreducibly religious character of human dignity / David Gelernter -- The nature and basis of human dignity / Patrick Lee and Robert P. George -- Two arguments from human dignity / Paul Weithman -- Dignity and bioethics : history, theory, and selected applications / Daniel P. Sulmasy -- Human dignity and the seriously ill patient / Rebecca Dresser -- The lived experience of human dignity / Edmund D. Pellegrino

Many, including Marx, Rawls, and the contemporary 'Black Lives Matter' movement, embrace the ambition to secure terms of co-existence in which the worth of people's lives becomes a lived reality rather than an empty boast. This book asks whether, as some believe, the philosophical idea of human dignity can help achieve that ambition. Offering a new fourfold typology of dignity concepts, Colin Bird argues that human dignity can perform this role only if certain traditional ways of conceiving it are abandoned. Accordingly, Bird rejects the idea that human dignity refers to the inherent worth or status of individuals, and instead reinterprets it as a social relation, constituted by affects of respect and the modes of mutual attention which they generate. What emerges is a new vision of human dignity as a vital political value, and an arresting vindication of its role as an agent of critical reflection on politics.

Debates over hate speech, pornography, and other sorts of controversial speech raise issues that go to the core of the First Amendment. Supporters of regulation argue that these forms of expression cause serious injury to individuals and groups, assaulting their dignity as human beings and citizens. Civil libertarians respond that our commitment to free speech is measured by our willingness to protect it, even when it causes harm or offends our deepest values.In this important book, Steven J. Heyman presents a theory of the First Amendment that seeks to overcome the conflict between free speech and human dignity. This liberal humanist theory recognizes a strong right to freedom of expression while also providing protection against the most serious forms of assaultive speech. Heyman then uses the theory to illuminate a wide range of contemporary disputes, from flag burning and antiabortion demonstrations to pornography and hate speech

This critique of the theory and practice of contemporary liberalism argues that a corrupted understanding of human dignity prevails on contemporary American life and, as a result, the country's civic and political practice is riddled with confusion and frustration

Assisted dying is still an extremely contested topic in Bioethics. Despite the strongly influential role human dignity plays in this debate, it still has not received the appropriate, multi-faceted treatment it deserves. Studies show that the notion of dignity already plays an important role in medical contexts: it is frequently used by health care professionals as well as patients. However, its use in these contexts needs to be analyzed and explained in more detail. Moreover, a review of the available literature clearly shows that the general, highly fruitful academic debate on human dignity is more than ready to take the next step into applied ethics: in particular, into the even more controversial area of assisted death. This book offers a detailed philosophical analysis of dignity and how it relates to assisted death. Its audience will benefit both from the general discussion of human dignity it offers as well as from the specific bioethical context to which it is applied.

This critique of the theory and practice of contemporary liberalism argues that a corrupted understanding of human dignity prevails on contemporary American life and, as a result, the country's civic and political practice is riddled with confusion and frustration.

Pro-'workfare' governments justify their policies by claiming 'workfare' helps enhance self-esteem and promote the dignity of unemployed recipients. On the other hand, welfare activists argue that 'workfare' suppresses the dignity of unemployed persons. This book examines the concept of human dignity in this context and attempts to clarify its meaning

Human dignity is a classical concept in public international law, and a core element of the human rights machinery built after the Second World War. This book reflects on the past, present and future of the concept of human dignity, focusing on the role of international lawyers in shaping the idea and their potential and actual role in protecting the rights of certain vulnerable groups of contemporary societies, such as migrant women at risk of domestic servitude, the LGB community and indigenous peoples

Pro-'workfare' governments justify their policies by claiming 'workfare' helps enhance self-esteem and promote the dignity of unemployed recipients. On the other hand, welfare activists argue that 'workfare' suppresses the dignity of unemployed persons. This book examines the concept of human dignity in this context and attempts to clarify its meaning.