Historical preconditions for the development of “the right to a personal identity” in Western philosophy

• Authors: Anastasija Jumakova

Abstracts

EN

Any discussion on a person’s right to identity ought to start with a study of the content of a person’s identity. While ascertaining the essence of a person’s identity, the author was inclined to think that the development of a personal identity as a permanent concept was promoted by the genesis of the human dignity, individuality, autonomy and personality of a person. It is human dignity, the manifestation of which, inter alia, is to be found in the person’s identity, which forms the basis of its legal protection, transforming the identity of a person into legal value and, accordingly, creating the right of a person to identity. Thus the article provides a legally philosophical insight into the historical circumstances in which the concept of personal identity arose, and that are essential for a comprehensive modern understanding of the concept.

Keywords

EN

Right to personal identity; personal identity; philosophy; human dignity; personal autonomy

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
• Journal: Miscellanea Historico-Iuridica
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 52-67

Contributors

author

Anastasija Jumakova

• Latvijas Universitāte

• https://orcid.org/0000000346835188

Identifiers

DOI

10.15290/mhi.2019.18.02.03

Biblioteka Nauki

621751