Human Dignity in an Ethical Sense: Basic Considerations

Autiero, Antonio

doi:10.30965/23642807-00601002

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“…In the Biblical religions, it was seen as being generated by the unique position of the human being in the natural world, as humans were made in God’s image. In summary, Christianity brings another dimension to human dignity, more anthropological [ 22 ], through an increased emphasis on the creative Divine work and the intrinsic goodness of its creation, especially in human beings [ 23 ].…”

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Dignity as a Central Issue in Treating Patients with Dementia Associated with COVID-19 Infection

Hostiuc,

Drima

2023

Medicina

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COVID-19 was initially considered a primary respiratory disorder associated with various short- and long-term complications, affecting many patients and imposing a significant burden. Patients who have dementia are especially vulnerable to the SARS-CoV2 infection, which is associated with an increased risk for neuropsychiatric complications. These patients need a unique approach to managing ethical issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including autonomy, veracity, non-maleficence, justice, compassion, and dignity. The latter is one of the most elusive and misunderstood concepts in medical ethics and is extremely important in debates surrounding the proper management of patients with dementia. However, it is often left out of ethical analysis, as most clinicians, when debating issues associated with clinical practice, often evaluate only the “classical” principles of biomedical ethics. In this article, we aim to assess the unique features of dignity in treating this group of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. We will briefly analyze dignity as a bioethical concept. We will further explore its principal axes, namely compassion, creating a humane and purposeful environment, employing persuasion to meet the person’s essential needs, exerting a certain degree of mild restraint to meet the person’s critical needs, minimizing harm in terminal care, and justice, through the lens of people who had dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Applying this principle in clinical practice requires significant commitment from all healthcare workers. New approaches to the analysis of dignity, such as through the Ring Theory of Personhood, may facilitate its understanding by practitioners and aid its implementation in populations with multiple vulnerabilities, such as dementia patients, during an infectious outbreak that generates significant social and medical changes.

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Section: Overview Of Dignity As An Ethical Conceptmentioning

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Dignity as a Central Issue in Treating Patients with Dementia Associated with COVID-19 Infection

Hostiuc,

Drima

2023

Medicina

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“…The characteristic that could serve as the criterion of human dignity should exist only in humans and not any other being in order to make human worthy of the rights resulting from this dignity. Different schools of thought throughout history have proposed different criteria for human dignity, such as belief, reason, and human biology ( 3 ). Different religions have defined a standard for human dignity as well.…”

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The criterion of human dignity in the Quran

Jafari,

Araminia,

Tavasoli

et al. 2024

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In the Holy Quran, a strong emphasis has been placed on the dignity of human beings. There are two verses in the Quran that discuss the differences between humans and other creatures. In this article, we have tried to interpret these two verses using free selection of virtues and goodness as the criterion for human dignity that was obtained in our previous research. In the verse of trust, unlike other creatures, man accepts a trust that informs us about his cruelty and ignorance. However, if we consider this trust as freedom of choice, it can also imply injustice and ignorance alongside justice and wisdom for humans. In the verse of succession, angels tell God that human as vicegerent on earth leads to corruption and bloodshed. God does not deny this, but reminds the angels of the existence of pure ones. If we consider freely choosing goodness the differentiating factor between humans and other creatures the angels accurately refer to the possibility of creating corruption and bloodshed. However, they did not see the value of voluntary goodness compared to their own compulsory goodness. Therefore, by considering freely choosing goodness as the criterion for human dignity, these two verses can be easily interpreted.

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“…As previously mentioned, diverse schools of thought offer distinct criteria for human dignity. In the ontological view, this criterion is dependent on nature and is inherent ( 4 ).…”

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Examining the criteria of human dignity

Jafari,

Araminia,

Tavasoli

et al. 2023

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One of the critical aspects in discussing human dignity is the establishment of its criterion, a standard unique to humans. This criterion should effectively create a fundamental and structural distinction from other creatures. Initially, our focus was on the endeavors of biologists to differentiate the human species from others, emphasizing the physical aspects. However, physical and genetic differences lack the necessary characteristics to serve as a criterion for dignity. Subsequently, we explored the notion of this criterion in human behavior. Yet, given that behavior stems from human thought, it proves unsuitable as a criterion for dignity. Thus, our quest led us to explore human wisdom. However, since wisdom, like other abilities, serves as a tool for improved living and is present to some extent in other animals, it proves inadequate as a criterion. We have determined that the distinguishing characteristic lies in the power of choice or free will, setting humans apart from other living beings whose behavior is solely instinctual or driven by needs. Consequently, free choice forms the foundation of dignity, assigning value to the chooser based on the choices made.

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Human Dignity in an Ethical Sense: Basic Considerations

Cited by 7 publications

References 5 publications

Dignity as a Central Issue in Treating Patients with Dementia Associated with COVID-19 Infection

Dignity as a Central Issue in Treating Patients with Dementia Associated with COVID-19 Infection

The criterion of human dignity in the Quran

Examining the criteria of human dignity

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