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Contours of Dignity (Hardcover)
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Contours of Dignity (Hardcover)
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In Contours of Dignity, Suzanne Killmister sets out an original and
innovative approach to understanding dignity. She considers the
relationship between dignity and respect, the ways in which shame
and humiliation can constitute dignity violations, and the links
between dignity and human rights. Departing from the dominant
conception of dignity as an inherent feature of all human beings,
Killmister instead ties dignity to personal and social standards.
She argues for a tripartite theory-comprised of personal dignity,
social dignity, and status dignity-in which dignity is to be
understood in terms of the norms to which we hold ourselves and
others. This revised understanding opens the door to a rich
exploration of the moral significance of dignity, and the ways in
which dignity can be violated, frustrated, or destroyed. These
fresh insights can then help us understand the distinctively
dignitarian harms that are inflicted on people when they are
tortured, humiliated, or disrespected. Killmister concludes by
offering a novel account of human rights, one that is built upon
the idea that the 'human' in human rights should be interpreted as
a socially constructed category.
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