Human Dignity

[Prof.]

How would you personally define basic human dignity? (Menswaardigheid)

 

[Sherbang]

Recognising a person is inherently of value and worthy of respect, irrespective of race, class, social standing, usefulness, education, etc - valuable, simply for being human.
Acting with dignity is to recognise your own value, to treat yourself with proper self-respect, to treat others with respect and to act accordingly.

 

[DJ...]

Very, very loosely, considering that what's dignified to you is not necessarily dignified to me. It is a subjective subject matter to begin with...

 

[Nick333]

Recognising a person is inherently of value and worthy of respect, irrespective of race, class, social standing, usefulness, education, etc - valuable, simply for being human.
Acting with dignity is to recognise your own value, to treat yourself with proper self-respect, to treat others with respect and to act accordingly.

Sort of agree. I don't agree that everyone is worthy of being treated with dignity only that it should be assumed that everyone should be treated with dignity because none of us is able to judge another persons value or potential value.

 

[Nerfherder]

Breathing with the aid of a machine and ****ting in to a bag = not dignified.

 

[Redeemed]

To add to Joelus, also deserving of basic human rights such as shelter, food, water, electricity, ablution facilities and health care.

 

[Prof.]

To add to Joelus, also deserving of basic human rights such as shelter, food, water, electricity, ablution facilities and health care.

The UN and our constitution mainly define it as this. Human rights being fulfilled. I believe this may be required.

Breathing with the aid of a machine and ****ting in to a bag = not dignified.

A point of common agreement seems to be that a deteriorated state of health that would cause one to s**t in a bag makes you lose your human dignity. Death, a common between all of man, therefore frequently causes a major loss of human dignity, does it not?

Sort of agree. I don't agree that everyone is worthy of being treated with dignity only that it should be assumed that everyone should be treated with dignity because none of us is able to judge another persons value or potential value.

Interesting remark, though I do agree that everyone should be assumed innocent of an act that would make them deserve a loos of human dignity, you are right that we can't really judge them. It's categorically wrong.

Very, very loosely, considering that what's dignified to you is not necessarily dignified to me. It is a subjective subject matter to begin with...

Yes, it's quite variable. Some people might be more sensitive to a loss of dignity than others.

Recognising a person is inherently of value and worthy of respect, irrespective of race, class, social standing, usefulness, education, etc - valuable, simply for being human.
Acting with dignity is to recognise your own value, to treat yourself with proper self-respect, to treat others with respect and to act accordingly.

You have a very good definition. Human dignity could well be that ability to be respected?

 

[Prof.]

Does anyone think that having a job is a requirement of having human dignity? (For the whole community)

 

[DJ...]

Does anyone think that having a job is a requirement of having human dignity? (For the whole community)

For some that would be, like totally undignified man...

 

[Prof.]

 

[Hosehead]

Does anyone think that having a job is a requirement of having human dignity? (For the whole community)

What is your definition of "having a job?"

 

[Prof.]

What is your definition of "having a job?"

Any permanent employment, do you think that being stably employed (somewhat stably, at least) in any plausible field of your choosing is a requirement for having human dignity for anyone?

 

[upup]

Does anyone think that having a job is a requirement of having human dignity? (For the whole community)

some people believe it is there right to have a job.

 

[azbob]

Any permanent employment, do you think that being stably employed (somewhat stably, at least) in any plausible field of your choosing is a requirement for having human dignity for anyone?

Unfortunately that won't be possible. Some jobs need to be done.

 

[Ekstasis]

Wiki definition includes "right to be valued and receive ethical treatment". Again like someone noted earlier, this is subjective subject matter because what is ethical to me might not be to you. Also the satisfactory degree in which you would feel valued might be of a higher or lower level for different people. Having said that, I think at the core human dignity various and in general it would come down to you wanting to be treated and respected by others in the same way you would someone else.

 

[Prof.]

Unfortunately that won't be possible. Some jobs need to be done.

I know, but let's assume this is an economically stable philosophical world in which everyone has reasonable middle-class-ish employment in a field of their choice. Impossible, but just for the purposes of ceteris paribus in comparing dignity-fulfillment by employment.

 

[Sherbang]

Does anyone think that having a job is a requirement of having human dignity? (For the whole community)

No, not at all.

 

[Prof.]

Wiki definition includes "right to be valued and receive ethical treatment". Again like someone noted earlier, this is subjective subject matter because what is ethical to me might not be to you. Also the satisfactory degree in which you would feel valued might be of a higher or lower level for different people. Having said that, I think at the core human dignity various and in general it would come down to you wanting to be treated and respected by others in the same way you would someone else.

I agree. I think it comes down to the concept of respect for life.

 

[Prof.]

No, not at all.

Do you think a stable job makes any contribution to human dignity?

 

[azbob]

Do you think a stable job makes any contribution to human dignity?

I don't think so. A stable job makes me feel like a slave to society. Autonomy would make a greater contribution to human dignity.