Social thought and rival claims to the moral ideal of dignity:

The relation between changes in society over historical time and the concomitant transformation of a concept that depicts something of intrinsic value in that society is complex and contingent. 'Social Thought and Rival Claims to the Moral Ideal of Dignity' attempts to see if we can get an...

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Main Author: Hodgkiss, Philip 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Anthem Press 2018
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Summary:The relation between changes in society over historical time and the concomitant transformation of a concept that depicts something of intrinsic value in that society is complex and contingent. 'Social Thought and Rival Claims to the Moral Ideal of Dignity' attempts to see if we can get any closer to a rounded, three-dimensional view of dignity by drawing on the historical record, on philosophy and social thought more widely and, finally, on contributions that present dignity in a rather more public and political light. In thus tracing the fortunes of human dignity we find that it has not always been viewed as a straightforwardly laudable principle. The idea and ideal of dignity now appears to have quite an ambiguous status in social thought and this title explores the reasons lying behind that particular development
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Contents: -- Preface and note on text structure -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: the distinction of dignity -- Dignity, freedom and reason - from ancient greece to early modernity -- The sense of dignity in moral philosophy � from the ethical intuitionists to the irrationalists -- Marx's critique of morality - natural law, the state and citizenship -- Classical sociology's regard for human dignity -- The human face of dignity reflected in phenomenology and existentialism -- Fresh terms for dignity attending the frankfurt school (both 'old' and 'young') -- Notes sampling research and practice: making dignity work; making dignity care -- The slighting of dignity - the critics charter -- Conclusion: after the recognition of dignity
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 195 Seiten)
ISBN:9781783087853

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