Linking Human Dignity, Vulnerability and Virtue Ethics

An ethics of vulnerability, that develops out of an imago Dei/human dignity presupposition, can provide a foundation for a virtue ethics that orients us toward the right responsiveness to contemporary challenges. It explores a vulnerability rooted in imago Dei language and then further develops a vu...

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Auteur principal: Keenan, James F. 1953- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill [2020]
Dans: Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society
Année: 2020, Volume: 6, Numéro: 1, Pages: 56-73
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Dignité humaine / Image de Dieu / Éthique des valeurs / Vulnérabilité
RelBib Classification:CB Spiritualité chrétienne
NBE Anthropologie
NCB Éthique individuelle
Sujets non-standardisés:B Dignity
B Hospitality
B Vigilance
B Humility
B Capacity
B Precarity
B Vulnerability
B Mercy
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Résumé:An ethics of vulnerability, that develops out of an imago Dei/human dignity presupposition, can provide a foundation for a virtue ethics that orients us toward the right responsiveness to contemporary challenges. It explores a vulnerability rooted in imago Dei language and then further develops a vulnerability foundation that is based not primarily on need but on capacity. It concludes offering particular virtues (humility, vigilance, mercy and hospitality) that help in the practice of recognizing human dignity.
ISSN:2364-2807
Contient:Enthalten in: Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.30965/23642807-00601004