The human dignity: Being a person. Reflections from philosophical and theological anthropology

Abstract

Spanish language is very rich in words that commonly people do not always use properly. At the academic level, understanding the concepts used in different sciences is very important. For this reason, Philosophical Anthropology remains in search of a term that designates the individual of the human species without excluding any of its members. The term that is currently used in various branches of knowledge is person, and this work attempts to approach the understanding of the concept starting from its origin and the evolution of its use and application. Historical documentary research has been used to identify the genesis of the reflection on human dignity and the beginning of the use of the term person. Different authors who used these terms are presented with their respective arguments to defend the rights of each human being and the treatment that should be provided. In this way, it is proposed that human dignity lies in the fact that each human being is a person without further ado and does not need any other gift or title to be considered and respected.