Human Dignity and Political Criticism

Table des matières

Part I. The Contours of Dignitarian Humanism: 1. The tribunal of human dignity; 2. Some remarks on method; 3. Pressure points; 4. Four concepts of dignity; Part II. Against Traditional Accounts of Human Dignity: 5. The inherent dignity of the person; 6. The inner ocean; 7. Passport-dignity; Part III. A Revisionist Approach: 8. Dignity-revisionism: Challenges and opportunities; 9. Commercial and human economies; 10. Marx on value and valorization; 11. Love and respect: Attentional currencies; 12. Attentional precedence; 13. Human dignity; 14. After respect; 15. Human dignity and political criticism.

A propos de l'auteur

Colin Bird is Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. He is author of The Myth of Liberal Individualism (Cambridge University Press, 1999), An Introduction to Political Philosophy (Cambridge University Press, 2006, 2020) and numerous journal articles.

Résumé

Few deny the political importance of the value of human dignity, but many today are sceptical that it has more than rhetorical significance. This book retrieves the idea of human dignity as a vital political value, and shows how, and in what form, it is at stake in politics.

Préface

That human dignity matters politically is widely affirmed, yet how it matters remains unresolved. This book aims to settle that question.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Colin Bird, Colin (University of Virginia) Bird, Bird Colin
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.08.2023
• EAN: 9781108927628
• ISBN: 978-1-108-92762-8
• Pages: 290
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Philosophie > Général, dictionnaires; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy