Dignity: The Case Against

Abstract

Is talk of human dignity mere humbug? That is, is the attribution of dignity to human beings the erection of a façade, flattering to human self-esteem but lacking in objectively justifiable content—a façade behind which (at best) judges and courts can get on with the practical business of developing a jurisprudence of human rights, shielded from the intrusive scepticism of philosophers and other seekers after rational foundations for legal practice, or one which (at worst) allows religious doctrines to be advanced at the expense of hard-won rights of autonomy and self-determination while keeping their dogmatic motivations concealed?

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