History and Human Equality
Every person has been nourished by particular linguistic and cultural traditions, shaped by living in definite locales, and feels most at home in a specific social milieu…
The Importance of Understanding Human Equality
Although respect for equal human dignity is an inspiration for many, it is still politically and culturally a frail growth needing constant protection. One of the greatest…
Dignity, Democracy, and Mythos
References to dignity (human dignity, personal dignity) are a constant in our cultural life, especially in journalism and politics. Overuse has unfortunately rendered the term rather shopworn, its value…
Medieval Dignity, Modern Education
In the conclusion of her review of David Walsh’s book, The Politics of the Person as the Politics of Being, Macon Boczek challenges the author’s assertion that…
The Inherence of Human Dignity
The Inherence of Human Dignity, 2 vols. Angus J.L. Menuge and Barry W. Bussey, eds. London: Anthem Press, 2021. Justice is essential to a good and…
Human Dignity, Education, and Political Society: A Philosophical Defense of the Liberal Arts
This is James Greenaway's presentation about his book, Human Dignity, Education, and Political Society: A Philosophical Defense of the Liberal Arts, at the 2020 Eric Voegelin Society…
What Is Human Dignity?
The word “dignity” is not particularly Christian. It has no special significance in the Scriptures and not much history as a theological concept. Only in the twentieth…
The Politics of Liberty: Meaning in a Postmodern Age
The Politics of Liberty The summary essence of a liberal political order, which has remained fairly stable up to the present, sounds astonishingly spare. Generations of liberal…