Dignity, Character and Self-Respect

This is the first anthology to bring together a selection of the most important contemporary philosophical essays on the nature and moral significance of self-respect. Representing a diversity of views, the essays illustrate the complexity of self-respect and explore its connections to such topics as personhood, dignity, rights, character, autonomy, integrity, identity, shame, justice, oppression and empowerment. The book demonstrates that self-respect is a formidable concern which goes to the very heart of both moral theory and moral life.

Contributors: Bernard Boxill, Stephen L. Darwall, John Deigh, Robin S. Dillon, Thomas E. Hill, Jr., Aurel Kolnai, Stephen J. Massey, Diana T. Meyers, Michelle M. Moody-Adams, John Rawls, Gabriele Taylor, Elizabeth Telfer, Laurence L. Thomas.

"This collection consists of fourteen essays, a long introduction, and a useful bibliography. All of these essays have appeared previously-either in philosophy journals or as book chapters-over the last thirty years." -- Review of Metaphysics, June 1997

Autorentext

Robin S. Dillon is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Lehigh University.

Zusammenfassung
This anthology brings together some of the most important contemporary philosophical essays investigating the nature and moral significance of self-respect.

Inhalt
Chapter 1 Introduction, Robin S.Dillon; Part 1 Dignity, Personhood, and Rights; Chapter 2 Dignity, AurelKolnai; Chapter 3 Servility and Self-Respect, Thomas E.Hill, Jr.; Chapter 4 Self-Respect and Protest, Bernard R.Boxill; Part 2 Character, Agency, and Shame; Chapter 5 Self-Respect, ElizabethTelfer; Chapter 6 Self-Respect Reconsidered, Thomas E.Hill, Jr.; Chapter 7 Self-Respect, Excellences, and Shame, JohnRawls; Chapter 8 Shame and Self-Esteem: A Critique, JohnDeigh; Chapter 9 Shame, Integrity, and Self-Respect, GabrieleTaylor; Part 3 Are there different kinds of Self-Respect?; Chapter 10 Two Kinds of Respect, Stephen L.Darwall; Chapter 11 Is Self-Respect a Moral or a Psychological Concept?, Stephen J.Massey; Chapter 12 Self-Respect and Autonomy, Diana T.Meyers; Part 4 Politics; Chapter 13 Self-Respect: Theory and Practice, LaurenceThomas; Chapter 14 Race, Class, and the Social Construction of Self-Respect, Michele M.Moody-Adams; Chapter 15 Toward a Feminist Conception of Self-Respect, Robin S.Dillon;