Describe The Catholic Principles Of The Dignity Of The Human Person

(1) Respect for persons: “Treating persons as autonomous agents and protecting those with diminished autonomy”. (Individuals with lessen autonomy are entitled to protection).

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‘Respect for the human person proceeds by way of respect for the principle that everyone should look upon his neighbour as 'another self,' above all bearing in mind his life and the means necessary for living it with dignity.’ (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1931).

David Swenson, who was born in Sweden and was a professor of University of Minnesota. He is well-known to the public for his publication of the article called “The Dignity of Human Life”, which was originally published in 1949 and currently still could be found in many philosophy books (Klemke, 2008). The article of “The dignity of Human life” contains several different valuable ideas of the subject to human life and also includes some great conclusions at the final.

The principle of human dignity based on catholic social teaching is that every human being is the live image of a god himself (Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, 2016). therefore, every individual in our society is worth of respect as a member of the

Dignity: Dignity is a person 's right to be treated like a human being.  When we talk about human dignity, we mean human rights.  If people are treated with dignity, they usually have the right to make choices for themselves.  Dignity also means people are treated with respect.  When we talk about dignity of the elderly, for example, we mean treating them like adults and not like children.  Dignity involves privacy as well.  People often feel that their dignity is compromised when their privacy is taken away.  Ultimately, dignity is the idea that human beings are different from animals.

Dignity is closely linked with respect as it is the result of being treated with respect. Both dignity and respect are key principles of the human rights act which is ‘An Act to give further effect to rights and freedoms guaranteed under the European Convention on Human Rights; to make provision with respect to holders of certain judicial offices who become judges of the European Court of Human Rights; and for connected purposes.’ (legislation)

1a. Giovanni Pico della Mirandola says that human beings are free to become whatever or whomever they may choose to be. In his work, Oration on the Dignity of Man, Mirandola discusses how as a human being you have “no limit or no bound” and “may choose for yourself the limits and bounds of your nature” He believes that God created humans with no fixed position in life and that the choices they make during their journey will define whether they fall into high or low positions on the chain of life.

Although it is unclear of the exact origins, the author provides that throughout history, the concept of human dignity has changed throughout time and has held different meaning in different eras like the Renaissance, and by different people like Hobbes and Kant. In addition, for instance, human dignity, was a theological theme developed by the church produced through faithful reflection on revealed truth rather than scripture.

After reading “The Gospel of Life”, JP II touches on a number of issues concerning the value of human life. The five most important elements concerning a complete vision of human dignity would be:

In this report I will be both contrasting and comparing the religious view of Catholicism and the world view of Secular Humanism. The three questions I will be analysing through the religious view of Catholicism and the world view Secular Humanism include:

Abortion, the direct and deliberate killing of an unborn human being, has been a major problem and moral issue for thousands of years. As technology advances and respect for human life continues to drop significantly, it is important to inform everyone of the truth about abortion. The Catholic Church teaches that abortion, under any circumstance, is a grave sin and a violation of human dignity that every person, born or unborn, possesses. Through evidence and research done by many authoritative figures, learning about the true side to abortion can be easy to accesses and is clearly explained. However, it is up to those against, supporting, or considering abortion to find out this truth in order to live according to the church and to be happy.

The idea that dignity is an essential aspect of human life is true because without dignity people often cannot find a reason to continue living. In the text Hillenbrand says, “Though the captives’ resistance was dangerous, through such acts, dignity was preserved, and through dignity, life itself” (Hillenbrand 212). Many men died in POW camps simply because their dignity was stripped away from them and they felt worthless. Once they lost their sense of self worth it was harder, mentally and physically, for them to cling to the idea of being free again, allowing them to slip farther away from life and closer to death. It is in situations like these where one finds that dignity is almost as valuable to survival as basic human necessities.

“Dignity is a state of physical, emotional and spiritual comfort, with each individual valued for his or her uniqueness and his or her individuality celebrated. Dignity is promoted when individuals are enabled to do the best within their capabilities, exercise control, make choices and feel involved in the decision-making that underpins their care.”

The doctrine of human rights were created to protect every single human regardless of race, gender, sex, nationality, sexual orientation and other differences. It is based on human dignity and the belief that no one has the right to take this away from another human being. The doctrine states that every ‘man’ has inalienable rights of equality, but is this true? Are human rights universal? Whether human rights are universal has been debated for decades. There have been individuals and even countries that oppose the idea that human rights are for everybody. This argument shall be investigated in this essay, by: exploring definitions and history on human rights, debating on whether it is universal while providing examples and background