The contemporary debate on the discourse of human dignity in the philosophical thought of Jürgen Habermas, Ernesto Garzón Valdés and Ronald Dworkin
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https://doi.org/10.46502/issn.2792-3681/2025.8.13Keywords:
human dignity, philosophical thought, Jürgen Habermas, Ernesto Garzón Valdés, Ronald DworkinAbstract
In general, human dignity is conceived as the intrinsic and absolute value of the human being, constituting the foundation of human rights and the basis of peaceful coexistence. As can be expected, this concept has evolved historically, distinguishing the contemporary model of human dignity from previous traditional models. Through documentary hermeneutics, the aim of this reflection was to analyze the contemporary debate on dignity in the philosophical thought of Habermas, Garzón Valdés and Dworkin, exploring their convergences and divergences. In this context, questions arose, such as: To what extent do Habermas' communicative conceptions of human dignity overcome the limitations of Kantian formalism by situating it in an intersubjective framework? How does Garzón Valdés resolve the tension between the absolute character he attributes to the principle of dignity and the moral dilemmas that emerge in extreme situations? And how does the articulation proposed by Dworkin between dignity, personal autonomy and human rights offer answers to the challenges of contemporary plural societies? On a personal note, it is concluded that the philosophical dialogue points out fertile paths to face contemporary bioethical and political challenges, where dignity remains an inescapable ethical beacon for all rational action.
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