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14 - After Respect

from Part III - A Revisionist Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 September 2021

Colin Bird
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University of Virginia
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Chapter 13 fleshed out a revisionist conception of human dignity. It tried to show how well that conception resonates with archetypes of human dignity and indignity familiar in ordinary reflection and political culture. However, a convincing defense of the revisionist approach requires more than this. The revisionist must still explain why human dignity on their construal can usefully inform critical reflection on politics. The diagnosis of the holocaust given at the end of Chapter 13 may have offered some promising hints in that direction, but it is not enough by itself.

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Print publication year: 2021

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  • After Respect
  • Colin Bird, University of Virginia
  • Book: Human Dignity and Political Criticism
  • Online publication: 24 September 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108937597.015
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  • After Respect
  • Colin Bird, University of Virginia
  • Book: Human Dignity and Political Criticism
  • Online publication: 24 September 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108937597.015
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  • After Respect
  • Colin Bird, University of Virginia
  • Book: Human Dignity and Political Criticism
  • Online publication: 24 September 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108937597.015
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