Human dignity, humiliation and social justice:

2018 ◽  
pp. 247-264
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Human Dignity

Beyond Animal Rights

2019 ◽  
pp. 22-44
Author(s):  
Celia E. Deane-Drummond
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Human Dignity ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Animal Rights ◽  
Categorical Imperative ◽  
Animal Experimentation ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Social Agenda ◽  
Moral World ◽  
Animal Use

This chapter sets out the philosophical context for current debates in animal ethics, including abolitionist versions of animal rights that are against all forms of animal use, including animal experimentation and agriculture. The author argues that while a more muted version of animal rights is more convincing, rights language has proved inadequate to the modest task of shifting to more humane treatments of other animals. There are also theoretical problems associated with the use of rights language that itself is premised on a particular approach to social justice. Utilitarian advocates following Peter Singer do not fare much better in that his liberationist agenda is ethically ambiguous by his association of speciesism with racist and even sexist views. This approach could just as easily diminish women and those of colour, or deny human dignity, all of which have a strong political and social agenda, rather than elevating concern for other animals. Even anti-speciesism still relies on a comparative approach that begins by widening the moral world of humans to sentient others, even while, ironically perhaps, denying the special significance of the human species. Christine Korsgaard has made the most convincing case so far for rehabilitating Immanuel Kant’s categorical imperative so that it is extended to other animals. Rather more promising is the largely theoretical approach of Peter Scott’s argument for postnatural right and Cynthia Willett’s interspecies ethics to begin to map out the multispecies frameworks.

scholarly journals MAKNA FILOSOFIS NILAI-NILAI SILA KE-EMPAT PANCASILA DALAM SISTEM DEMOKRASI DI INDONESIA

FIAT JUSTISIA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusdiyanto Yusdiyanto
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Human Dignity ◽  
Human Values ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
Mutual Interest

Indonesia is a nation that has a philosophy of Pancasila, therefore, any values in the principles of Pancasila should be applied in the life of the nation. As principles number 4th Pancasila mention "Populist-led by the inner wisdom consultative / representative". Means, which put forward the principle of deliberation and consensus through its representatives and representative agencies in fighting the people's mandate. This view provides the justification that democracy in this republic run through election mechanism. The democracy that sovereignty of the people in its implementation need to be inspired and be integrated in the precepts that other, accompanied by a sense of responsibility to God Almighty, upholding human values in accordance dignity and human dignity, ensure and strengthen the unity of the nation and utilized for the realization of social justice , Their spirit of Pancasila democracy that led to citizens looking at each other, respect, accept and cooperation in the form of unity of mutual interest between the "public" or "state". Keywords: Democracy, Election Mechanism, Pancasila

The God of Life and the Spirit of Life: The Social and Political Dimension of Life in the Spirit

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Darío López Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Human Dignity ◽  
Theological Reflection ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Political Dimension ◽  
Basic Premise ◽  
Concrete Form ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Dimensions

In this work, the social and political dimensions of life in the Spirit are examined, starting with the premise that God requires that the churches which are energised by the Spirit be defenders of human dignity. The basic premise of our theological reflection is that the defense of human dignity and the struggle for social justice are two legitimate forms of living in the Spirit, and concrete expressions of the social and political dimensions of Christian holiness which is modeled by the Spirit of life. We affirm that the God of life is the God who loves and defends life, and liberates human beings from all oppression. In this sense, for Pentecostals who have been liberated by God from the chains of oppression, it should not be strange that they be involved in the defense of the dignity of all human beings as God's creations. This is a concrete form of living in the Spirit, and for this reason, they must denounce all forms of personal, social and structural sin.

scholarly journals Graphic design for social justice in South Africa

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Latha Ravjee
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Human Dignity ◽  
Graphic Design ◽  
State Power ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
The Status ◽  
Visual Impact

In this dissertation I examine of the role of graphic design in the struggle for social justice in South Africa - with specific reference to the concept of human rights. I am motivated by an overwhelming awareness that the Bill of Rights in post-apartheid South Africa exists in striking contrast to the daily struggles for human dignity. In addressing this contradiction I present a historical examination that focuses on the visual impact of the creative combination of images and text to effect socioeconomic and political change. Drawing from Steve Biko’s philosophy of psychological liberation and Paulo Freire’s educational philosophy for critical thinking, I distinguish between propaganda and education. I take the stand that people are not really free if they blindly accept the myths of the established state order and I explore the various ways in which society is misguided by these myths. I argue that unlike graphic design that maintains the status quo and represents the propaganda of the established order, ‘graphic design for social justice’ represents the voice of people’s power against state power. Through this study and practice I conclude that the role of graphic design for social justice in South Africa is to uncover the myths of state power by presenting scenarios that encourage critical thinking, dialogue and open debate about power and the abuse of power in the continued struggle for human dignity. It is intended that this body of work, and the exhibition that results from it, contributes in part to the writing and documentation of a history of South African socio-political graphics.

scholarly journals Visi Kosmopolitanisme Islam di Lingkungan Jaringan Intelektual Muda Muhammadiyah

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 455
Author(s):  
Hasnan Bachtiar ◽  
Haeri Fadly ◽  
Moh. Nurhakim
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Human Dignity ◽  
Sociology Of Knowledge ◽  
The World ◽  
Progressive Islam

This paper tries to diagnose the vision of Islamic Cosmopolitanism toward the circle of Young Intellectual Muhammadiyah Network (JIMM). Through the perspective of social diagnose of the tradition of Mannhemian sociology of knowledge, it finds that JIMM has their own intellectual stand amongst some humanity discourses and ideas such pluralism, multiculturalism, bhinneka nationalism and cosmopolitanism. Elaborations among these discourses and ideas are played in order to serve the sense of social justice and humanity, as well as human dignity in the world. These elaborations are dakwah efforts that want to be a winner in the midst of global civilization constellation. However, in these attitudes, JIMM has foundation of thought which is interpreted into three ways, are: progressive Islam, social liberation, and historical activism. In dealing with very different context of Muslim societies in the contemporary time, Islamic Cosmopolitanism of JIMM attempts to fulfill their mission through the agenda of internationalization Islam berkemajuan and Indonesian Islam.

scholarly journals Unveiling the Meaning of Social Justice in Colombia

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (20) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Carlos Andrés Pérez Garzón
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Distributive Justice ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Human Dignity ◽  
Social Rule ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mandatory Rules ◽  
The Right ◽  
Constitutional Discourse

Through the presentation of the history of social justice in global constitutional discourse, this article aims to demonstrate that, although in Colombia there is not a constitutionalized purpose or principle of social justice, as in other countries, the modern notion of distributive justice, also called social justice today, is implicit in the Constitution of 1991 because it enshrined as mandatory rules the three main elements of its meaning at the time of its promulgation: the principle of social rule of law, the principle of human dignity and the right to a material equality. Thus, in Colombia social justice must not be understood in the Aristotelian sense of distributive justice but in accordance with these three elements, and can only be achieved if they are fulfilled.

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