A Judeo-Christian account of human dignity in Canadian law and public policy

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dc.contributor.authorPenninga, Mark
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorvon Heyking, John
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-26T14:55:55Z
dc.date.available2008-09-26T14:55:55Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionvi, 182 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm.en
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding human dignity is integral to protecting human rights. An examination of Canada‘s Supreme Court decisions and Canadian public policy debates reveals that human dignity is being defined synonymously with individual autonomy and equality. This narrow understanding has serious implications for people who are not able to assert their autonomy. To understand the philosophical ideas behind these decisions, this thesis examines classical, modern, and postmodern accounts of human dignity and concludes that they fall short in providing an objective grounding for dignity that is truly human. It then looks to the Judeo- Christian account of human dignity to provide a transcendent foundation for human dignity. With this account, persons are rational and physical, relational, inviolable, and teleological – a hopeful contrast to the prevailing contemporary accounts. This thesis then defends the place of this religious perspective in our secular country.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/671
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2008en
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Scienceen
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen
dc.subjectDignity -- Political aspects -- Canadaen
dc.subjectDignity -- Religious aspects -- Christianityen
dc.subjectHuman rights -- Political aspects -- Canadaen
dc.subjectHuman rights -- Religious aspects -- Christianityen
dc.subjectRespect for persons -- Law and legislation -- Canadaen
dc.titleA Judeo-Christian account of human dignity in Canadian law and public policyen
dc.typeThesisen
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