Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Disciplines
Ethics and Political Philosophy
Abstract
Mainstream analytic philosophy has long focused on a rationalistic conception of persons as the beings that matter morally. This has led to a heavy concentration on respect as a, if not the, core moral attitude. This paper aims to complicate the picture by arguing that personhood is more complex than this, because the identities in virtue of which persons matter are more complex. Persons matter not only as (abstract) persons, but as specific individuals and members of groups. As a result, they should be recognized in corresponding ways that go beyond respect, including love and esteem. Doing so expands our understanding of morality.
Copyright Statement
Copyright Erica Stonestreet, 2019.
Recommended Citation
Stonestreet, Erica, "Beyond Respect: Complexities of Identity, Personhood, and Recognition" (2019). Philosophy Faculty Publications. 109.
https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/philosophy_pubs/109