Human Dignity as High Moral Status1

Human-animal Chimeras: Human Dignity, Moral Status, and Species Prejudice

The creation of chimeras by introducing human stem cells into nonhuman animals has provoked intense concerns. Addressing objections that appeal to human dignity, I focus in this essay on stem cell research intended to generate human neurons in Great Apes and rodents. After considering samples of dignitybased objections from the literature, I examine the underlying assumption that nonhuman anima...

The moral dignity of John P. Peters.

disproportionate punishments as human dignity violating punishments

disproportionate punishments are punishments passed or enforced without considering the criteria of proportionality, namely the criteria of harm done, the absolute or relative seriousness of crimes, the kind of committed crime and offender characteristics, the degree and kind of victim culpability. considering the penological aims, such as retribution, rehabilitation, deterrence and securing so...

Freedom and Human Dignity

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disproportionate punishments as violation of human dignity

disproportionate punishments are those punishments passed or enforced without considering the criteria of proportionality, namely the criteria of harm done, the absolute or relative seriousness of crimes, the kind of committed crime and offender characteristics, the degree and kind of victim’s culpability. considering the penological aims, such as retribution, deterrence and securing social def...