title: The social recognition of human dignity.
abstract: This paper argues that the notion of human dignity has to do with a social status, whose recognition and respect are owed by society. Therefore, those who violate human dignity violate a social reality. This means that human dignity does not need any philosophical or theological foundation. Instead, it can be understandably demonstrated by exploring the structure of the social world.
authors: Institute of Social Ethics, University of Zurich, Switzerland. fischer@sozethik.uzh.ch
authors: Johannes
authors: J
authors: Fischer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D028723:Personhood; D012928:Social Desirability; D012933:Social Identification