%0 Journal Article %T The Effects of the Approach to The Concept of ¡°Honor¡± in Terms of Human R£¿ghts, Moral£¿ty and Culture on The Def£¿n£¿t£¿on of the Concept %A Fatma Bet¨¹l PARMAKSIZO£¿LU %J - %D 2018 %X We often hear the term ¡°dignity¡± in our age. Especially in societies with multicultural and multi-faith, peace, respect, tolerance and human rights ideas are associated with human precious beings. However, understanding what dignity is and which rights it includes are difficult. Because human dignity has social, philosophical, theological and legal dimensions in which its content changes in historical process. Dignity is a term discussed in western societies and has a place in international contexts. That¡¯s why the emphasis is on its naming in western thought and conceptualization types. The definitions of term in terms of legal, moral and cultural are analyzed. This analysis shows it is described as classical and modern with different meanings. It is thought that perceiving the term as classical far from modern meaning results from monotheistic religions. But it is also expected that these religions contribute to social peace. Therefore, in order to understand the monotheistic religions¡¯ attitude towards human and human rights, Holy Scriptures should be reviewed. Analyzing the dignity in Holy Scriptures is out of our studies. Our purpose is to discuss how Islamic attitude towards this term should be in accordance with understanding types of the term %K Onur %K £¿eref %K £¿nsan %K £¿nsan haklar£¿ %K Ahlak %U http://dergipark.org.tr/da/issue/41024/492744