On ‘aristocratic’ dignity

Adam Etinson

doi:10.1177/1474885119889222

On ‘aristocratic’ dignity

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In his recent book, Andrea Sangiovanni raises various objections against what he calls the ‘aristocratic’ conception of dignity – the idea that dignity represents a kind of high-ranking social status. In this short article, I suggest that Sangiovanni gives the aristocrats less credit than they deserve. Not only do his objections target an uncharitably narrow version of the view: Sangiovanni surreptitiously incorporates aspects of the aristocratic conception of dignity into his own (supposedly non-dignitarian) theory of moral equality.

Original language	English
Journal	European Journal of Political Theory
Volume	Online First
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1474885119889222
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 28 Nov 2019

Keywords

Human dignity
Humiliation
Moral equality
Political philosophy
Social status

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