If an individual with human dignity is uniquely valuable and worthy of respect because she possesses morally valuable dignity-grounding capacities, then there would be a presumption against interfering with the development, maintenance, or exercise of her dignity-grounding capacities.
Frankenstein was never treated as a valuable being, a person with dignity.
Instead of trying to mince each person's life's work into careful calculations of contribution and merit, it seems more sensible to pursue a fairer economy overall: one that directs its excesses not to the already rich, but to those who have the greatest need; one that recognizes in its distributive structure that every person is immeasurably valuable, deserving of life and dignity.
It must be noted that the former part of Berlin's argument here is somewhat stronger than the latter: the conflict of values may mean that the making of choices is an inescapable and even significant part of life, but this is not, in itself, a reason for embracing the making of choices as something valuable and central to both dignity and fulfillment.
"Human dignity is the most valuable thing in the world, not money.
They want to show up, do valuable work and be treated with dignity and respect in a non-hostile workplace.
Immanuel Kant was one of many who said that humans have an "intrinsic worth, i.e. dignity," which makes them valuable 'above all price.' And above all other creatures.
"[W]e want people to reach their potential and so the dignity of work is very valuable and important and we have to re-emphasize work and reform our welfare programs, like we did in 1996," Ryan told Bennett.
We want people to reach their potential, and so the dignity of work is very valuable and important and we have to re-emphasize work and reform our welfare programs, like we did in 1996.
If we lose our dignity we lose what is most valuable.
"The dignity shown throughout such trying times is as valuable as any sum of money that has been raised.
