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30.01.2021 13:56 Alter: 3 yrs

Human Dignity and Human Rights


Call for Papers

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
Deadline: 1.2.2021



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 aim of this workshop is to challenge this presumed
connection between human dignity and human rights, and provide a
forum to explore alternatives.

We invite abstracts exploring the relationship between dignity and
human rights, including but not limited to:


- 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?

If you would like to present at the online workshop, please email a
750-1000 word abstract (anonymized for review) to
Suzanne.killmister@monash.edu by February 1, 2021.

Notification of acceptance will be provided by February 26.

Please note that talks will be scheduled according to the speaker’s
time zone, and will be recorded (with the speaker’s permission).

Confirmed speakers:

Anne Phillips (London School of Economics)
Andrea Sangiovanni (King’s College London/European University
Institute)
David Livingstone Smith (University of New England)

Organizer:

Suzy Killmister
Monash University
Email: Suzanne.killmister@monash.edu