Human dignity represents the grounding of human rights and comes from different trends of thinking that can even go back to Antiquity. Nonetheless, and beside the importance of this value, it is often misunderstood and criticized because of the supposed vagueness of its meaning. With this blog, I would like to share some of my reflexions concerning this notion, and from different points of view: history, philosophy, law, anthropology, ethics and culture. It is only through an open and constructive debate that we might be able to define and understand the concept of human dignity. Also, I would like to deal with other ideas, which are related to this notion, such as human rights, justice, the rule of law and democracy. Finally, I hope this blog may contribute modestly to the new civil society that has understood how internet in general and social networks in particular, are currently shaping new forms of knowledge and consciousness.
Antonio