Dignity Is Distinct From Respect: How Treating Others With Dignity Entails Accounting for Their Self-Conscious Emotions.

Dignity is prominently endorsed in health care, organizations, and law. However, humanities research casts doubt over the utility of this concept, disputing that "dignity" captures any unique ethical value distinguishable from "respect". Here, we test a recent proposal that dignity entails special r...

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Published in:	Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 1563 - 1579
Main Authors:	Andrejević, Milan, Hohwy, Jakob, Barclay, Linda
Format:	Article
Published:	Sage Publications Inc. Jun2026
Subjects:	Dignity Ethics Values (Ethics) Respect Medical ethics Professional ethics Emotions Humiliation
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