Dignity as honour-wound: An experiential and relational view

Authors: Galvin, K. and Todres, L.

Journal: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volume: 21

Issue: 3

Pages: 410-418

eISSN: 1365-2753

ISSN: 1356-1294

DOI: 10.1111/jep.12278

Abstract:

In this paper, we draw on a phenomenological-philosophical foundation to clarify the meaning of dignity as a coherent phenomenon. Consistent with an evocation of its central meanings, we then introduce and delineate seven kinds of dignity that are intertwined and interrelated. We illustrate how these kinds of dignity can provide a useful template to think about its qualities, its 'rupture' and its 'restoration' in human life, particularly in relation to health and social care contexts. We then consider the implications of these relational and experiential views for current debates about the notion of dignity: Is dignity a useless concept? Is dignity objective or subjective? What are the useful ways of characterizing different varieties of dignity? We conclude by pointing to a metaphor that may hold the sense and meaning of our deepest human dignity: The gathering of both value and vulnerability, in which human value does not depend on the eradication of human vulnerability, but occurs within its very context.

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Dignity as honour-wound: an experiential and relational view.

Authors: Galvin, K. and Todres, L.

Journal: J Eval Clin Pract

Volume: 21

Issue: 3

Pages: 410-418

eISSN: 1365-2753

DOI: 10.1111/jep.12278

Abstract:

In this paper, we draw on a phenomenological-philosophical foundation to clarify the meaning of dignity as a coherent phenomenon. Consistent with an evocation of its central meanings, we then introduce and delineate seven kinds of dignity that are intertwined and interrelated. We illustrate how these kinds of dignity can provide a useful template to think about its qualities, its 'rupture' and its 'restoration' in human life, particularly in relation to health and social care contexts. We then consider the implications of these relational and experiential views for current debates about the notion of dignity: Is dignity a useless concept? Is dignity objective or subjective? What are the useful ways of characterizing different varieties of dignity? We conclude by pointing to a metaphor that may hold the sense and meaning of our deepest human dignity: The gathering of both value and vulnerability, in which human value does not depend on the eradication of human vulnerability, but occurs within its very context.

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Dignity as honour-wound: an experiential and relational view

Authors: Galvin, K. and Todres, L.

Journal: JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

Volume: 21

Issue: 3

Pages: 410-418

eISSN: 1365-2753

ISSN: 1356-1294

DOI: 10.1111/jep.12278

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Dignity as honour-wound: an experiential and relational view

Authors: Galvin, K.T. and Todres, L.

Journal: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Pages: 1-0

DOI: 10.1111/jep.12278

Abstract:

In this paper, we draw on a phenomenological-philosophical foundation to clarify the meaning of dignity as a coherent phenomenon. Consistent with an evocation of its central meanings, we then introduce and delineate seven kinds of dignity that are intertwined and interrelated. We illustrate how these kinds of dignity can provide a useful template to think about its qualities, its 'rupture' and its 'restoration' in human life, particularly in relation to health and social care contexts. We then consider the implications of these relational and experiential views for current debates about the notion of dignity: Is dignity a useless concept? Is dignity objective or subjective? What are the useful ways of characterizing different varieties of dignity? We conclude by pointing to a metaphor that may hold the sense and meaning of our deepest human dignity: The gathering of both value and vulnerability, in which human value does not depend on the eradication of human vulnerability, but occurs within its very context.

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Dignity as honour-wound: an experiential and relational view.

Authors: Galvin, K. and Todres, L.

Journal: Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

Volume: 21

Issue: 3

Pages: 410-418

eISSN: 1365-2753

ISSN: 1356-1294

DOI: 10.1111/jep.12278

Abstract:

In this paper, we draw on a phenomenological-philosophical foundation to clarify the meaning of dignity as a coherent phenomenon. Consistent with an evocation of its central meanings, we then introduce and delineate seven kinds of dignity that are intertwined and interrelated. We illustrate how these kinds of dignity can provide a useful template to think about its qualities, its 'rupture' and its 'restoration' in human life, particularly in relation to health and social care contexts. We then consider the implications of these relational and experiential views for current debates about the notion of dignity: Is dignity a useless concept? Is dignity objective or subjective? What are the useful ways of characterizing different varieties of dignity? We conclude by pointing to a metaphor that may hold the sense and meaning of our deepest human dignity: The gathering of both value and vulnerability, in which human value does not depend on the eradication of human vulnerability, but occurs within its very context.

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