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Conference Announcement Theme: Human Dignity and Human Rights Subtitle: Rethinking the Connection Type: International Workshop Institution: Department of Philosophy, Monash University Location: Online Date: 5.–9.7.2021 __________________________________________________ Human rights instruments, such as the Universal Declaration, presuppose a tight connection between possessing dignity and having human rights. Philosophical accounts frequently echo this presupposition, taking dignity to name the inherent quality that serves as a foundation for human rights. The aims of this workshop are to challenge this presumed connection between being human, possessing human dignity, and having human rights, and to provide a forum to explore alternatives. Topics to be covered include: - Can dignity provide a truly universal foundation for human rights? - Are there alternative conceptions of dignity that do not presuppose specific cognitive capacities, and if so what relationship do these alternatives bear to human rights? - What is the relationship between being human and having dignity? - How else might we justify human rights, if not through the concept of human dignity? - What is the relationship between dignity and dehumanization? Programme 7 July 2021 The Relationality of Human Dignity Regina Schidel, Goethe University Frankfurt More Than A Capacity: Dignity and Paternalism in the Context of Oppression John Lawless, Utica College The Self’s Integrity Andrea Sangiovanni, King’s College London 8 July 2021 Human Dignity, Human Rights, and Dehumanisation Suzy Killmister, Monash University Humanism: A Defense Aleksy Tarasenko-Struc, Miami University “Human” is a political category David Livingstone Smith, University of New England 9 July 2021 What’s in a Word? The Slippage from Moral Equality to Moral Judgement Anne Phillips, London School of Economics Human Dignity Beyond The Human Matthew Perry, University of Manchester Our Common Dignity and a Human Right to Cultural Heritage Rasa Davidaviciute, University of St Andrews Registration is free, but please email the organiser for logistics: [email protected] Full schedule available at: https://www.humandignity.online/ __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ __________________________________________________
