RT Article
T1 A JEWISH CONCEPTION OF HUMAN DIGNITY
JF Journal of religious ethics
VO 34
IS 4
SP 663
OP 683
A1 Shultziner, Doron
LA English
PB Wiley-Blackwell
YR 2006
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1822385911
AB This paper depicts the meanings of human dignity as they unfold and evolve in the Bible and the Halakhah. I posit that three distinct features of a Jewish conception of human dignity can be identified in contrast to core characteristics of a liberal conception of human dignity. First, the original source of human dignity is not intrinsic to the human being but extrinsic, namely in God. Second, it is argued that the “dignity of the people” has precedence over personal autonomy and liberty, which are core liberal pillars. The third characteristic pertains to the potential conflict between personal autonomy and liberty, and God's commandments. The theoretical analysis of human dignity is then examined in light of several Supreme Court decisions in Israel during the 1990s. I illustrate that Jewish religious and secular-liberal conceptions pull in different directions in the rulings of liberal and religious Justices in Israel.
K1 Israeli Supreme Court
K1 Jewish Thought
K1 Human Rights
K1 Human Dignity
K1 Dignity
DO 10.1111/j.1467-9795.2006.00289.x