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Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2017

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ISBN 9783319580203 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 9783319580197

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Print version: Schroeder, Doris Dignity in the 21st Century Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2017 ISBN 9783319580197

Intro -- Foreword -- Reference -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Authors -- 1 The Quest for Dignity -- Abstract -- References -- 2 Dignity in the West -- Abstract -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Dignity’s Omnipresence -- 2.3 A Very Short History of Dignity -- 2.3.1 Immanuel Kant’s Concept of Dignity -- 2.3.2 Dignity in Legal Instruments -- 2.3.3 Dignity in Bioethics -- 2.4 Disambiguating the Main Concepts of Dignity -- 2.4.1 What Kind of Concept Is Dignity? -- 2.4.2 Is Dignity a Virtue? -- 2.4.3 Is Dignity an Individual Characteristic not Covered by Virtues? -- 2.4.4 Is Dignity Intrinsic to Human Beings? -- 2.4.4.1 Kantian Dignity Revisited -- 2.4.4.2 The Meaning of the Formula of Humanity -- 2.4.4.3 Do All Human Beings Have Kantian Dignity? -- 2.4.4.4 Does Kant Protect the Sense of Purpose and Self-worth of a Criminal? -- 2.4.5 Is Dignity God-Given? the Example of Christianity -- 2.5 Testing and Critiquing the Taxonomy of Dignity -- 2.5.1 Dignity and Vagueness -- 2.5.2 Could Dignity Be Replaced with Respect for Persons? -- 2.6 A Common Core of Dignity Building Blocks? -- 2.7 Concluding on the Dignity Riddles -- References -- 3 Dignity in the Middle East -- Abstract -- 3.1 Islam: A Brief Overview of a World Religion -- 3.1.1 The Prophet -- 3.1.2 The Koran and the Hadiths -- 3.1.3 Islam in Everyday Life -- 3.2 Introduction to Dignity in the Koran -- 3.3 Dignity and Power -- 3.4 Dignity and Freedom -- 3.5 How Dignity Becomes Realisable -- References -- 4 Middle East and West: Can Common Ground Be Found? -- Abstract -- 4.1 Dignity-A Fictional Dialogue -- References -- Index.

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1 The Quest for Dignity 1 // References 6 // 2 Dignity in the West 9 // 2.1 Introduction 9 // 2.2 Dignity’s Omnipresence 11 // 2.3 A Very Short History of Dignity 18 // 2.3.1 Immanuel Kant’s Concept of Dignity 19 // 2.3.2 Dignity in Legal Instruments 21 // 2.3.3 Dignity in Bioethics 24 // 2.4 Disambiguating the Main Concepts of Dignity 27 // 2.4.1 What Kind of Concept Is Dignity? 28 // 2.4.2 Is Dignity a Virtue? 29 // 2.4.3 Is Dignity an Individual Characteristic not Covered // by Virtues? 32 // 2.4.4 Is Dignity Intrinsic to Human Beings? 35 // 2.4.5 Is Dignity God-Given? the Example of Christianity 46 // 2.5 Testing and Critiquing the Taxonomy of Dignity 49 // 2.5.1 Dignity and Vagueness 52 // 2.5.2 Could Dignity Be Replaced with Respect for Persons?. 53 // 2.6 A Common Core of Dignity Building Blocks? 55 // 2.7 Concluding on the Dignity Riddles 57 // References 60 // 3 Dignity in the Middle East 65 // 3.1 Islam: A Brief Overview of a World Religion 65 // 3.1.1 The Prophet 66 // 3.1.2 The Koran and the Hadiths 67 // 3.1.3 Islam in Everyday Life 68 // 3.2 Introduction to Dignity in the Koran 69 // 3.3 Dignity and Power 71 // 3.4 Dignity and Freedom 74 // 3.5 How Dignity Becomes Realisable 78 // References 87 // 4 Middle East and West: Can Common Ground Be Found? 89 // 4.1 Dignity—A Fictional Dialogue 90 // References 97 // Index 99

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