Human Dignity Practice Flashcards

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering the concepts of human dignity, ontological status, and the dimensions of the human person as discussed in the lecture materials.

Dignity

Worth or value beyond price.

The Human Person Adequately and Integrally Considered

A framework including eight dimensions: 1. Subject, 2. Embodied/Corporeal, 3. Being-in-the-world, 4. Others, 5. Institutions, 6. God/Transcendence, 7. Time and History, and 8. Original and Equal.

Ontological Dignity

The dignity that belongs to a person simply because they exist and are willed, created, and loved by God; it is indelible and can never be annulled.

Moral Dignity

Refers to how people exercise their freedom; it can de facto be "lost" if a person acts against their conscience or nature.

Intrinsic/Inherent Dignity

Dignity consisting of species membership, reason, and free choice.

Acquired Dignity

Dignity categorized by self-worth and social status.

Being-in-the-World

An embodied subject in relationship to all that is.

Dignitas Infinita

The declaration on human dignity issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on 2 April 2024.