Human Dignity, Freedom, And Love Flashcards
inherited worth or intrinsic value of the human person
Human Dignity
It defines our Moral Compassion
Human Dignity
foundation of human rights.
greatest type of beings– or what we call species.
never granted or endowed. It can never be lost.
Human Dignity
is grounded on being created in the image and likeness of God. (imago Dei)
human dignity
a german philosopher once said that, “every man is to be respected as an absolute end i himself; and it is a crime against the dignity that belongs to him as a human being to use him as a mere means for some external purpose.”
Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)
said that the very idea of human rights depends upon the vague but powerful idea of human dignity.
Ronald Dworkin (1977)
Human dignity is the moral heart of human rights.
(Gilabert, 2014)
The concept of humanness is integral in understanding human dignity.
(Hasalm, 2006)
the denial of the human essence and it threatens human dignity.
Dehumanization
Freedom (or liberty) is a fundamental component of our identity and one which separates us from other animals.
(Svendsen, 2014).
Free actions are those who are not forced, controlled, or necessitated in any way.
HUMAN FREEDOM
Freedom is the ability of humans to act on their own power without any form of compulsion.
(Davies, 2009)
contrasted two acts of the humans person into human acts and acts of a man
St. Thomas Aquinas
the freely and consciously chosen, intelligent, intentional, and voluntary acts.
Human Acts (actus humanus)
instinctive acts which are not dependent free will or intellect. These are actions of humans as animals. It is not subject to morality (amoral) and responsibility.
Acts of man (actus hominis)