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100 1 _aKillmister, Suzy,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aContours of dignity /
_cSuzy Killmister.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aOxford, United Kingdom ;
_aNew York, NY, United States of America :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2020.
300 _aviii, 169 pages ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 157-166) and index.
520 8 _aIn Contours of Dignity, Suzanne Killmister sets out an original and innovative approach to understanding dignity. She considers the relationship between dignity and respect, the ways in which shame and humiliation can constitute dignity violations, and the links between dignity and human rights. Departing from the dominant conception of dignity as an inherent feature of all human beings, Killmister instead ties dignity to personal and social standards. She argues for a tripartite theory-comprised of personal dignity, social dignity, and status dignity-in which dignity is to be understood in terms of the norms to which we hold ourselves and others. This revised understanding opens the door to a rich exploration of the moral significance of dignity, and the ways in which dignity can be violated, frustrated, or destroyed. These fresh insights can then help us understand the distinctively dignitarian harms that are inflicted on people when they are tortured, humiliated, or disrespected. Killmister concludes by offering a novel account of human rights, one that is built upon the idea that the 'human' in human rights should be interpreted as a socially constructed category.
650 0 _aDignity.
650 0 _aRespect.
650 0 _aHuman rights.
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650 7 _aHuman rights.
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650 7 _aRespect.
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