{"product_id":"human-dignity-9780745689012","title":"Human Dignity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDignity is humanity's most prized possession. We experience the loss of dignity as a terrible humiliation: when we lose our dignity we feel deprived of something without which life no longer seems worth living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An elegant and subtle exploration of dignity and what it means to lose it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Nigel Warburton, author of A Little History of Philosophy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \"\u003ci\u003eHuman Dignity\u003c\/i\u003e shows a rich and insightful exploration of the idea of human dignity from various angles and at several levels. Bieri carefully distinguishes dignity from other similar looking but really quite different concepts and deals with such important questions as how to live and die with dignity. This is an important book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Bhikhu Parekh, House of Lords\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \"An important and beautiful book, thoroughly worth reading.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Dignity as a way of living\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Dignity as autonomy\u003cbr\u003eBeing a subject \u003cbr\u003eBeing an end in itself\u003cbr\u003eSlaughterhouses\u003cbr\u003eWhat if it is voluntary? \u003cbr\u003eHumiliation as demonstrated powerlessness\u003cbr\u003eEscaping to an inner fortress\u003cbr\u003eHaving rights\u003cbr\u003eBeing patronized\u003cbr\u003eCaring paternalism \u003cbr\u003eRespect for alterity and conviction\u003cbr\u003eDependence: asking and begging\u003cbr\u003eBegging for feelings \u003cbr\u003eInner autonomy: thought\u003cbr\u003eInner autonomy: wanting and deciding\u003cbr\u003eInner autonomy: emotions\u003cbr\u003eInner autonomy: self-image and censorship \u003cbr\u003eHumiliation through serfdom\u003cbr\u003eAutonomy through self-knowledge\u003cbr\u003eNeeding therapy \u003cbr\u003eDignity through work\u003cbr\u003eMoney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Dignity as encounter\u003cbr\u003eWhen subjects encounter each other \u003cbr\u003eCommitment and distancing \u003cbr\u003eRecognition \u003cbr\u003eEqual rights \u003cbr\u003ePutting someone on display \u003cbr\u003eSex objects\u003cbr\u003eHuman commodity\u003cbr\u003eNeglect \u003cbr\u003eTalk to me!\u003cbr\u003e Laughing at someone \u003cbr\u003eDenying explanation \u003cbr\u003eManipulation \u003cbr\u003eDeception \u003cbr\u003eSeduction \u003cbr\u003eOverpowering \u003cbr\u003eWorking with a therapist \u003cbr\u003eNo pity, thank you! \u003cbr\u003eEncounters between autonomous individuals \u003cbr\u003eLeaving an open future to the other\u003cbr\u003eDignified partings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. Dignity as respect for intimacy\u003cbr\u003eThe dual need for intimacy \u003cbr\u003eFeeling the other’s gaze\u003cbr\u003eWhat is a defect? \u003cbr\u003eThe logic of shame\u003cbr\u003eShame as humiliation\u003cbr\u003eDignity as conquered shame\u003cbr\u003eThe intimate space \u003cbr\u003eThe innermost zone\u003cbr\u003eDignified disclosures\u003cbr\u003eUndignified disclosures\u003cbr\u003eShared intimacy\u003cbr\u003eBetrayed intimacy as lost dignity \u003cbr\u003eA challenge: Intimacy as a lack of courage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Dignity as truthfulness\u003cbr\u003eLying to others \u003cbr\u003eLying to oneself\u003cbr\u003eHonesty and its limits\u003cbr\u003eCalling things by their proper name\u003cbr\u003eSaving one’s face\u003cbr\u003eBullshit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Dignity as self-respect\u003cbr\u003eDignity through limits\u003cbr\u003eFluid self-images\u003cbr\u003eDestroying self-respect\u003cbr\u003eSacrificing self-respect\u003cbr\u003eBreaking self-respect\u003cbr\u003eResponsibility for oneself\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. Dignity as moral integrity\u003cbr\u003eMoral autonomy\u003cbr\u003eMoral dignity\u003cbr\u003eDignity in guilt and forgiveness\u003cbr\u003ePunishment: Development instead of destruction\u003cbr\u003eAbsolute moral boundaries?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Dignity as a sense for what matters\u003cbr\u003eMeaning of life\u003cbr\u003eOne’s own voice\u003cbr\u003eEquanimity as a sense of proportion\u003cbr\u003eThe view from the end\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. Dignity as the acceptance of finitude\u003cbr\u003eWhen others lose themselves \u003cbr\u003eEscape \u003cbr\u003eLosing oneself: Resistance\u003cbr\u003eLosing oneself: Accepting the journey into darkness \u003cbr\u003eDying\u003cbr\u003eLetting someone die\u003cbr\u003eEnding one’s life\u003cbr\u003eResponsibility towards the dead\u003cbr\u003eReferences \u0026amp; Further Reading","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404430319959,"sku":"9780745689012","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745689012.jpg?v=1730486437","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/human-dignity-9780745689012","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}