- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. The Concept of Humiliation
- Humiliation
- Rights
- Honor
- 2. The Grounds of Respect
- Justifying Respect
- The Skeptical Solution
- Being Beastly to Humans
- 3. Decency as a Social Concept
- The Paradox of Humiliation
- Rejection
- Citizenship
- Culture
- 4. Putting Social Institutions to the Test
- Snobbery
- Privacy
- Bureaucracy
- The Welfare Society
- Unemployment
- Punishment
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index


The Decent Society
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$31.00 • £26.95 • €28.95
ISBN 9780674194373
Publication Date: 01/13/1998