N.º 2 – THE PROBLEM OF NON-IDENTITY AND HUMAN DIGNITY

In this dissertation, I intend to analyze whether theories of human dignity can solve the problem of non-identity, and what kind of solution they offer. In this sense, I start by exposing the problem of non-identity, explaining what it consists of, what is its importance and the requirements that a solution has to satisfy in order to aim to solve the problem. Subsequently, I critically analyze three theories about human dignity, trying to show the essential points of such theories, as well as some problems inherent to them. Finally, I apply these theories to the problem of non-identity, trying to understand what implications they have for this problem, and whether they are capable of offering a satisfactory solution to this problem. I conclude that such theories are incapable of offering a satisfactory solution to the problem of non-identity, either because, in some cases, the theory in question seems to accept the non-identity argument, or because, in other cases, even if we seek to reject such an argument. In my argument, the theory simply does not have the necessary mechanisms to do so, or it has implications that are too implausible to be able to claim a satisfactory solution.

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