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This article is an analysis of the change in attitude to the concept of human dignity in historical retrospective. The author traces the content of the term "dignity" in different periods of Western philosophical thought. It is shown how in the course of historical development the power dignity understanding was replaced by an essential one, became universal, although it had different connotations in the culture of different eras, and over time it acquired the significance of social status. Considering the transformation of attitudes towards people, the author comes to the conclusion that only religious culture is able to maintain an understanding of dignity for all participants in society at a single level.

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  • This article is an analysis of the change in attitude to the concept of human dignity in historical retrospective

  • A picture of the world with the expected behavior patterns of people in society is crumbling with news of the humiliation of human dignity, the violation of the defenseless trust, and violence against unrequited wards

  • The relevance of human dignity idea considering is dictated by the recently revealed attitude of society to socially unprotected layers of the population, as well as to people who find themselves in difficult life situations

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This article is an analysis of the change in attitude to the concept of human dignity in historical retrospective. The relevance of human dignity idea considering is dictated by the recently revealed attitude of society to socially unprotected layers of the population, as well as to people who find themselves in difficult life situations.

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