Linking Human Dignity, Vulnerability and Virtue Ethics
An ethics of vulnerability, that develops out of an imago Dei/human dignity presupposition, can provide a foundation for a virtue ethics that orients us toward the right responsiveness to contemporary challenges. It explores a vulnerability rooted in imago Dei language and then further develops a vu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society
Year: 2020, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 56-73 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Human dignity
/ Image of God
/ Value ethics
/ Vulnerability
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality NBE Anthropology NCB Personal ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Dignity
B Hospitality B Vigilance B Humility B Capacity B Precarity B Vulnerability B Mercy |
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| Summary: | An ethics of vulnerability, that develops out of an imago Dei/human dignity presupposition, can provide a foundation for a virtue ethics that orients us toward the right responsiveness to contemporary challenges. It explores a vulnerability rooted in imago Dei language and then further develops a vulnerability foundation that is based not primarily on need but on capacity. It concludes offering particular virtues (humility, vigilance, mercy and hospitality) that help in the practice of recognizing human dignity. |
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| ISSN: | 2364-2807 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30965/23642807-00601004 |