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SHS Web Conf.
Volume 72, 2019
International Scientific Conference: “Achievements and Perspectives of Philosophical Studies” (APPSCONF-2019)
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| Article Number | 01011 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| Section | Philosophy of Science and Technology | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20197201011 | |
| Published online | 28 November 2019 | |
The idea of human dignity in western philisophy and culture
Don State Technical University, 344022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
* Corresponding author: theologos@mail.ru
This article is an analysis of the change in attitude to the concept of human dignity in historical retrospective. The author traces the content of the term "dignity" in different periods of Western philosophical thought. It is shown how in the course of historical development the power dignity understanding was replaced by an essential one, became universal, although it had different connotations in the culture of different eras, and over time it acquired the significance of social status. Considering the transformation of attitudes towards people, the author comes to the conclusion that only religious culture is able to maintain an understanding of dignity for all participants in society at a single level.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2019
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