The legal orthopedia of human dignity: Thinking with Axel Honneth

Eduardo Mendieta

doi:10.1177/0191453714541582

The legal orthopedia of human dignity: Thinking with Axel Honneth

Eduardo Mendieta

Philosophy

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

4 Scopus citations

Abstract

This article develops a constructivist, non-metaphysical, non-essentialist conception of human dignity using Jeremy Waldron, Michael Rosen, Ernst Bloch, Jürgen Habermas and Axel Honneth. This constructivist conception of dignity is then related to the communicative or reflexive conception of freedom developed by discourse ethics. Then, these two conceptions are demonstrated to be foundational for the development and implementation of human rights.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	799-815
Number of pages	17
Journal	Philosophy and Social Criticism
Volume	40
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0191453714541582
State	Published - Oct 1 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Philosophy
Sociology and Political Science

Access to Document

10.1177/0191453714541582

Cite this

@article{c2c78f2b688d4e098f2f012d58f6873d,

title = "The legal orthopedia of human dignity: Thinking with Axel Honneth",

abstract = "This article develops a constructivist, non-metaphysical, non-essentialist conception of human dignity using Jeremy Waldron, Michael Rosen, Ernst Bloch, J{\"u}rgen Habermas and Axel Honneth. This constructivist conception of dignity is then related to the communicative or reflexive conception of freedom developed by discourse ethics. Then, these two conceptions are demonstrated to be foundational for the development and implementation of human rights.",

author = "Eduardo Mendieta",

year = "2014",

month = oct,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1177/0191453714541582",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "40",

pages = "799--815",

journal = "Philosophy and Social Criticism",

issn = "0191-4537",

publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",

number = "8",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - The legal orthopedia of human dignity

T2 - Thinking with Axel Honneth

AU - Mendieta, Eduardo

PY - 2014/10/1

Y1 - 2014/10/1

N2 - This article develops a constructivist, non-metaphysical, non-essentialist conception of human dignity using Jeremy Waldron, Michael Rosen, Ernst Bloch, Jürgen Habermas and Axel Honneth. This constructivist conception of dignity is then related to the communicative or reflexive conception of freedom developed by discourse ethics. Then, these two conceptions are demonstrated to be foundational for the development and implementation of human rights.

AB - This article develops a constructivist, non-metaphysical, non-essentialist conception of human dignity using Jeremy Waldron, Michael Rosen, Ernst Bloch, Jürgen Habermas and Axel Honneth. This constructivist conception of dignity is then related to the communicative or reflexive conception of freedom developed by discourse ethics. Then, these two conceptions are demonstrated to be foundational for the development and implementation of human rights.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84907463936&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84907463936&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1177/0191453714541582

DO - 10.1177/0191453714541582

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84907463936

SN - 0191-4537

VL - 40

SP - 799

EP - 815

JO - Philosophy and Social Criticism

JF - Philosophy and Social Criticism

IS - 8

ER -

The legal orthopedia of human dignity: Thinking with Axel Honneth

Abstract

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this