Autonomous Self-Expression and Meritocratic Dignity
While dignity plays an increasingly important role in contemporary moral and political debates, there is profound dispute over its definition, meaning, and normative function. Instead of concluding that dignitys elusiveness renders it useless, or that it signals its fundamental character, this pa...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2016]
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Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2016, Volume: 19, Issue: 5, Pages: 1131-1149 |
| IxTheo Classification: | NBE Anthropology NCA Ethics VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Dignity
B Identifications B Personal Autonomy |
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| Summary: | While dignity plays an increasingly important role in contemporary moral and political debates, there is profound dispute over its definition, meaning, and normative function. Instead of concluding that dignitys elusiveness renders it useless, or that it signals its fundamental character, this paper focuses on illuminating one particular strand of meritocratic dignity. It introduces a number of examples and conceptual distinctions and argues that there is a specific strand of expressive meritocratic dignity that is not connected to holding a special office or rank, but that is ascribed to individuals who are able to engage in autonomous self-expression. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-8447 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ethical theory and moral practice
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10677-016-9696-7 |