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Dignity: Dignity is the inherent worth and respect that all human beings deserve, regardless of their race, gender, religion, social status, or any other factor. It is a fundamental human right that is essential for a just and equitable society. See also Human rights, Fundamental rights, Society, Humans.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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John Rawls on Dignity - Dictionary of Arguments

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Dignity/human dignity/Rawls: if we wish this, we can say that all human beings have equal dignity, simply because we mean that they fulfil the conditions of a moral personality as they have by interpreting the initial situation of a society to be built.
>Society/Rawls
, Order/Rawls, Principles/Rawls).
By being perceived as equal in this respect, they must be treated as the principles of justice require. But none of this implies that their achievements and activities are of equal excellence.
>Perfectionism/Rawls.

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Rawl I
J. Rawls
A Theory of Justice: Original Edition Oxford 2005


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