HUMAN DIGNITY RECONSIDERED

This paper conjectures a possible reduction of the conflict ofcontrasting systems of values. Here, the Confucian social values and the Christian religious values are taken as the objectives of our investigation, due to their different and somewhat contrasting outlooks. My choice of Christianity and Confucianism is, of course, not at random but intentional, simply because they form an integral part of my life-world. I was born in a society of pluralistic belief: I was nourished by Confucian values, but raised up in Christian tradition and educated with Western scientific and humanist knowledge. However, in order not to be fallen into the trap of generality, I will deal more specifically with the concept of human dignity