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Understanding Human Dignity
Christoph Mccrudden
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Description for Understanding Human Dignity
Paperback. The concept of 'human dignity' has become central to politics, law and theology but is little understood. This book presents a wide-ranging collection of edited essays from specialists in law, theology, politics and history and seeks to define the main areas of current debates about the concept in these disciplines. Editor(s): McCrudden, Christopher. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 782 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; JPA; JPVH; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1160.
Understanding Human Dignity aims to help the reader make sense of current debates about the meaning and implications of the idea of human dignity. The concept of human dignity has probably never been so omnipresent in everyday speech, or so deeply embedded in political and legal discourse. In debates on torture, abortion, same-sex marriage, and welfare reform, appeals to dignity are seldom hard to find. The concept of dignity is not only a prominent feature of political debate, but also, and increasingly, of legal argument. Indeed, courts tell us that human dignity is the foundation of all human rights. But ... Read more
Understanding Human Dignity aims to help the reader make sense of current debates about the meaning and implications of the idea of human dignity. The concept of human dignity has probably never been so omnipresent in everyday speech, or so deeply embedded in political and legal discourse. In debates on torture, abortion, same-sex marriage, and welfare reform, appeals to dignity are seldom hard to find. The concept of dignity is not only a prominent feature of political debate, but also, and increasingly, of legal argument. Indeed, courts tell us that human dignity is the foundation of all human rights. But ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Proceedings of the British Academy
Condition
New
Weight
1160g
Number of Pages
782
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780197265826
SKU
V9780197265826
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Reviews for Understanding Human Dignity
The genesis of this truly remarkable collection of essays and papers ... [draws] together a stellar, multidisciplinary group including historians, legal academics, judges, political scientists, theologians and philosophers, to discuss the concept of human dignity from their various disciplinary perspectives ... It is that interdisciplinary flavour which gives the book its greatest strength
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