Understanding Human Dignity Redux
Understanding Human Dignity Redux
Author(s): Antonio PeleSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Editura Lumen, Asociatia Lumen
Keywords: Human dignity; human rights; individualism
Summary/Abstract: Human dignity is currently defined as the grounding of human rights. In order to understand this notion, it is possible to conceive it as a consequence of a broader philosophical phenomenon: the construction of modern individualism. Thus, this article aims to understand the connections between those two concepts, taking into account the limits of such perspective.
Journal: Postmodern Openings
- Issue Year: 03/2012
- Issue No: 11
- Page Range: 21-34
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English