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*6. The term for a ‘company’ of [[canons]]. Obs.
*6. The term for a ‘company’ of [[canons]]. Obs.
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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Dignity''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Dignity '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Description==
==Description==
'''Dignity''' is a term used in moral, ethical, and [[political]] discussions to signify that a [[being]] has an innate right to respect and ethical treatment. It is an extension of enlightenment-era [[beliefs]] that [[individuals]] have [[God]]-given, inviolable rights, and thus is closely related to [[concepts]] like [[virtue]], respect, self-respect, [[autonomy]], human rights, and enlightened [[reason]]. Dignity is generally proscriptive and cautionary: in [[politics]] it is usually synonymous to 'human dignity', and is used to critique the treatment of oppressed and vulnerable [[groups]] and peoples, though in some case has been extended to apply to [[cultures]] and sub-cultures, [[religious]] [[belief]]s and [[ideal]]s, animals used for food or [[research]], and even plants. In more colloquial settings it is used to suggest that someone is not receiving a proper degree of respect, or even that they are failing to treat themselves with proper self-respect.
'''Dignity''' is a term used in moral, ethical, and [[political]] discussions to signify that a [[being]] has an innate right to respect and ethical treatment. It is an extension of enlightenment-era [[beliefs]] that [[individuals]] have [[God]]-given, inviolable rights, and thus is closely related to [[concepts]] like [[virtue]], respect, self-respect, [[autonomy]], human rights, and enlightened [[reason]]. Dignity is generally proscriptive and cautionary: in [[politics]] it is usually synonymous to 'human dignity', and is used to critique the treatment of oppressed and vulnerable [[groups]] and peoples, though in some case has been extended to apply to [[cultures]] and sub-cultures, [[religious]] [[belief]]s and [[ideal]]s, animals used for food or [[research]], and even plants. In more colloquial settings it is used to suggest that someone is not receiving a proper degree of respect, or even that they are failing to treat themselves with proper self-respect.