Concept determination of human dignity

This study presents findings from an ontological and contextual determination of the concept of dignity. The study had a caritative and caring science perspective and a hermeneutical design. The aim of this study was to increase caring science knowledge of dignity and to gain a determination of dign...

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Published in:Nursing ethics
Authors: Edlund, Margareta (Author) ; Lindwall, Lillemor (Author) ; Post, Iréne von (Author) ; Lindström, Unni Å (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2013
In: Nursing ethics
Further subjects:B Human Dignity
B Concept
B Methodology
B Caring science
B Hermeneutics
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Summary:This study presents findings from an ontological and contextual determination of the concept of dignity. The study had a caritative and caring science perspective and a hermeneutical design. The aim of this study was to increase caring science knowledge of dignity and to gain a determination of dignity as a concept. Eriksson’s model for conceptual determination is made up of five part-studies. The ontological and contextual determination indicates that dignity can be understood as absolute dignity, the spiritual dimension characterized by responsibility, freedom, duty, and service, and relative dignity, characterized by the bodily, external aesthetic dimension and the psychical, inner ethical dimension. Dignity exists in human beings both as absolute and relative dignity.
ISSN:1477-0989
Contains:Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0969733013487193