Revija za sociologiju, Vol. 8 No. 1-2, 1978.
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On the Concepts of Honor, Dignity, Human Rights in Light of the Co-relationship of the Human and the Institution
Ivan Kuvačić
; Filozofski fakultet, Zagreb
Sažetak
The concepts of »honor«, »dignity« and »human rights« are discussed in this paper is »honor« a »feudal concept« which has no place in modern society? Out of the ruins of the concept of honor, hasn’t the concept of human dignity arisen, a concept which does not have its foundation in social institutions but rather in the self-consciousness of the independent personality? Along with the integrity and dignity of the individual go declarations on human rights which are a doubtless attainment of bourgeois society. These are freedom, the striving for happiness, the inviolability of the personality, protection in the face of the pressure of authority, free speech and press. In many socialist societies, not only is this heritage endangered, but also the very basis upon which it rests, the right to human life, brutally abolished. Neither the sanctity of the personality accused at the time of investigation nor the right to professional defense counsel is recognized. In this manner ,the right to life is not a right, but rather life is only a consequence of the good will of those who rule. Furthermore, in contemporary bourgeois society, the right to different opinions and actions is more and more curbed. This is not merely a matter of the monopoly of the state on the use of violence, but also of a monopoly on truth. This is a situation in which resistance unavoidably also follows the form of violence. At the end, it is concluded that pride, honor and dignity are inalienable human traits which gain in importance the more general control and repression grow and become stronger.
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Hrčak ID:
156092
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Datum izdavanja:
30.6.1978.
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