{"product_id":"inherent-human-dignity-a-philosophical-meditation-hardcover","title":"Inherent Human Dignity: A Philosophical Meditation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGlenn Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Greenaway\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eInherent Human Dignity \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the philosophical and existential foundations of what it means to be human.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInherent Human Dignity\u003c\/em\u003e is a philosophical meditation and defense of the value of being human. Glenn Hughes explores the existential foundations of these concepts in this structured and accessible study about the experience of being human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHughes locates human dignity within the philosophical, political, and historical horizons of human culture. Guided by Eric Voegelin and Bernard Lonergan, literary and artistic examples, key moments of our modern era, and his own scholarship on the religions of the world, Hughes unfolds and accounts for human dignity's place in our world. He additionally utilizes key moments of our modern era to frame our understanding of human dignity, paying close attention to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that was created by the United Nations following World War II. Ultimately, Hughes's meditation is concerned both with exploring the maximally differentiated set of insights into the meaning of being human and with articulating why the discovery of the inherent equal dignity of every person-without exception-is a profound and unique achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlenn Hughes (1951-2024) was professor emeritus at St. Mary's University. He was the inaugural holder of the St. Mary's Chair in Catholic Philosophy. He was the author of several books including \u003cem\u003eFrom Dickinson to Dylan: Visions of Transcendence in Modernist Literature\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTranscendence and History: The Search for Ultimacy from Ancient Societies to Postmodernity\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Greenaway is the San José-Lonergan Chair in Catholic Philosophy at St. Mary's University. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eA Philosophy of Belonging: Persons, Politics, Cosmos\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010073378991,"sku":"9780268209964","price":126.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/7314\/1679\/files\/T_QRAjRcov9780268209964.webp?v=1780755084","url":"https:\/\/valuevaultclub.myshopify.com\/products\/inherent-human-dignity-a-philosophical-meditation-hardcover","provider":"Value Vault Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}