Dignity in the 21st Century : Middle East and West.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing AG,
2017.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Philosophy Series
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Table of Contents:
- 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 Hadîths
- 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.