Colin Bird

Human Dignity and Political Criticism (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108935067
• Artikelnr.: 70910610

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.