Concilium 2003/2 The Discourse of Human Dignity Table of Contents

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International Journal for Theology

2003 / No. 2

The Discourse of Human Dignity

Table of Contents

Introduction: For Dignity	7–10
Regina Ammicht-Quinn, Maureen Junker-Kenny and Elsa Tamez	7–10
I. Problematizations
Dignity in Political and Bioethical Debates	13–22
Patrick Verspieren	13–22
II. Historical Perspectives
The Unrepeatable: Changes in the Cultural Concept of Dignity	25–34
Oskar Negt	25–34
Whose Dignity is Inviolable? Human Beings, Machines and the Discourse of Dignity	35–45
Regina Ammicht-Quinn	35–45
III. Dignity as a Philosophical and Theological Category
The Person who Lacks Dignity	49–56
Paul Valadier	49–56
Does Dignity Need a Theological Foundation?	57–66
Maureen Junker-Kenny	57–66
Dignity and Liberation: A Theological and Political Perspective	67–77
Juan José Tamayo-Acosta	67–77
Constructing the Human: Dignity in Interreligious Dialogue	78–89
Linda Hogan and John D'Arcy May	78–89
IV. Experiences of Dignity
Dignity: Its Denial and Recognition in a Specific Context of Liberation	93–104
Enrique Dussel	93–104
Disability, Equal Dignity and Care	105–115
Eva Kittay	105–115
‘In the Name of Dignity’: Arguments For and Against Voluntary Euthanasia	116–118
Leocir Pessini	116–118
Commentary	118–120
Maureen Junker-Kenny	118–120
V. Concluding Observations, Neglected Perspectives
The Editing of Dignity: Some Afterthoughts	123–127
Regina Ammicht-Quinn, Maureen Junker-Kenny and Elsa Tamez	123–127
Documentation
Giving a Say to Those Without a Voice: African Women Stand Upright	129–136
M. Bernadette Mbuy Beya	129–136

Edited by Regina Ammicht-Quinn, Maureen Junker-Kenny and Elsa Tamez

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