In this article I aim to interpret the theme of human dignity as one of the central themes of Catholic social thought. I take it as a concept that has its roots in the Jewish and Christian tradition and is handed down to us as a challenge to realise our understanding of it. By doing...
theCatholic Church’s proclamation “ human life is sacred and the dignity of the human person is the foundation of society.” ( ) By establishingMissionaries of Charityin 1948, which served society 's poor and marginalized, Mother Teresa influenced world leaders by living the social teachings ...
a long time shrouded in the darkness of slavery and Feudalism.Dominated by the two upper echelons of the social structure, the nobility and the clergy, Europeans did not have access to democracy, freedom or human rights.People's words and deeds were strictly controlled by the Catholic Church....
Although the concept of human dignity is absent from the text of the European Convention on Human Rights, it is mentioned in more than 2100 judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. The judges at the Court have used dignity to develop the scope of Convention rights, but also to sign...
(a) Human Dignity: respect the dignity and uniqueness of each person (b) Compassion: accept people as they are, bring empathy and care to all (c) Justice: act with integrity which respects the rights of all (d) Quality: strive for excellence in all aspects of care ...
The human mind is placed above, and not beneath it, and it is in such a point of view that the mental education afforded by science is rendered super-eminent in dignity, in practical application and utility; for by enabling the mind to apply the natural power through law, it conveys the...
just punishmentjust orderroles of punishmentpenal dimensionownership of lifehuman dignity in culture of deathpain of the innocent and of the guilty... Fedoryka,P Damian - 《Social Science Electronic Publishing》 被引量: 1发表: 2009年 THE VALUE OF HUMAN LIFE. The article discusses the contradict...
One of the great tasks of modern Gnosticism is to restore the dignity and importance of the feminine within a spiritual context and this task includes liberating the feminine from such confining expressions as “mother” and “virgin” (not to speak of the biological absurdity of “virgin mother...
W With this most basic of Catholic doctrines in mind, let us now examine the deficiencies so readily apparent in the Preamble to the UDHR, wherein the foundational principles upon which its articles rest are set forth: “Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inaliena...
Will he, like a good citizen and a politic, accept with dignity and self-control the decision of a majority against his prejudices: or will he not regard the whole Wittenagemote with suspicion, contempt, or even hatred? See him rush madly to Trafalgar Square meetings, Hyde Park ...