How philosophy and law underpin human dignity
★✩ Why a book on human dignity and law? The idea was intriguing enough to read on a sunny Sunday. Novelty is always a virtue in books. Definitions first. There is no universally agreed definition but the emerging consensus is that dignity means: every human being has equal and inherent worth that others are bound to respect. This is a philosophical and moral concept, so what is its relationship to the law? The authors argue that human dignity is intrinsic, an inherent right, a foundational value. A brief overview of a very important idea sets the scene – the philosophical and moral co...
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