Human Dignity and Freedom Flashcards
Inherent or instrinsic value of the human person and it is present to all
Human Dignity
“Every man is to be respected on an absolute end in himself and it is a crime against the dignity that belongs to him as a human being to use him as mere means for some external use”
Immanuel Kant
Human dignity is from _____ wherein we are made equally and in His image
God
His core idea of human dignity, “On earth, humanity is the greatest type of being”
Kateb, 2011
“Human dignity is the moral heart of human rights”
Gilabert, 2014
Essence of human
Humaness
Treating humans as objects and not treating humans as humans
Dehumanization
“we need to be respected otherwise they are committing a crime”
Immanuel Kant
“All of us are in end in ours”
Immanuel Kant
Fundamental components of our human identity and one which separates us from other animals
Human Freedom
Being able to originate an act from within ourselves, being self-determined not other determined
Human Freedom
Human Acts (Actus Humanus) and Acts of Man (Actus hominus)
St. Thomas Aquinas
The freely and unconsciously chosen, intentional and voluntary act
Human Acts/Actus Humanus
Instinctive acts which are not dependent on free will
Acts of man/Actus Hominus
Ability to act or not to act in one way or another
Free will