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A Review of Human Dignity

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Bal presents an overview of conceptualization and theory on dignity. The chapter discusses the various ways in which dignity has been defined across history, and in particular discusses the role of Kantian notions of dignity, as this has been most influential on contemporary ideas around dignity. However, it also devotes specific attention to other conceptualizations across the world. It also discusses existing critiques on dignity, such as Steven Pinker, and formulates a preliminary answer to why dignity is important. The chapter finishes with an overview of dignity uses in the management literature.

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Bal, M. (2017). A Review of Human Dignity. In: Dignity in the Workplace. Humanism in Business Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55245-3_2

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