Friday, 30 January 2015

What is dignity?

Dignity refers to the importance, values, and qualities a person possesses which make other people respect him or her. It is often a calm, controlled behavior or appearance which other people observe in such individual.


There is a wide variety of contexts in which the word dignity may be applicable. For example, the way a person conducts himself or herself in the course of an activity regarded as challenging or trying may be useful in...

Dignity refers to the importance, values, and qualities a person possesses which make other people respect him or her. It is often a calm, controlled behavior or appearance which other people observe in such individual.


There is a wide variety of contexts in which the word dignity may be applicable. For example, the way a person conducts himself or herself in the course of an activity regarded as challenging or trying may be useful in assessing the level of dignity demonstrated during that activity.


A person may be regarded as having comported himself or herself with dignity if he or she behaved in a calm, controlled and serious manner in the course of a challenging divorce case.


Dignity may be applicable in other contexts as well, including the protection of individual dignity in the course of designing laws of privacy.

No comments:

Post a Comment

How were Buck's feelings for Thornton different from his feelings for his previous masters?

Buck feels a strong connection with Thornton, his final master, and is deeply devoted to him. This is new for Buck: toward his previous mast...