On Human Dignity

U ovom radu analizira se pojam ljudskog dostojanstva te njegov odnos prema slobodi i pravima čovjeka. Polazeći od definicija pristupa se stvarnosti i u njoj dominantnim odnosima u ljudskom društvu. Također se navode i prepreke (kao što je, na primjer, i socijalizacija) koje realno otežavaju ostvarenje ideala dostojanstvenog života. Rad je formuliran oko uvjerenja da samo slobodan i dostojanstven čovjek (onaj koji živi aktivno, kao subjekt, kreator i tragač) može biti garant nalaženja nekog boljeg puta u neku razumniju budućnost. Navode se također i osnovne međunarodne deklaracije o ljudskim pravima, kojima se već stoljećima pokušava osigurati život dostojniji ljudi. Tek ostvarenjem osnovnih prava čovjeka bilo bi vjerojatnije da dostojanstvo, kako je ovdje definirano, postane norma života pojedinaca i međuljudskih odnosa na svim nivoima.In this paper the concept of human dignity and its relation to freedom and human rights is analysed. Commencing from the definitions, the author moves on to reality, as well as the dominant relations in the human society within it. The author also mentions the obstacles (for example socialization) which, in fact, make the ideals of a decent life more difficult to realize. The paper is formed upon the belief that only a free and dignified person (one who lives actively, as subject, creator and pursuer) can provide the guarantee for finding a better to a more reasonable future. In the text, presented are also the fundamental international declaration on human rights by means of which it has for centuries been attempted to ensure a life more worthier of people. Not until the realization of the fundamental human rights shall it be more probable for dignity, as here defined, to become the norm of life of individuals and of human relations on all levels