MercatorNet. A voice for human dignity
MercatorNet's focus is human dignity, so we’ve cobbled together a list of 20 public intellectuals who promote some aspect of human dignity. Defining public intellectuals is tough; spotting them is easy. They appear on TV and radio; they write in the op-ed pages of the London Telegraph, Newsweek and the New York Times. They’re smart; they’re communicators; they’re not afraid of fisticuffs; they’ve got fresh ideas; they’ve got mojo.
We’re going out on a limb here. Not every idea of everyone listed below is completely consistent with MercatorNet’s ideals. But they all see being human as something special, something worth fighting for.
After asking friends and contributors to nominate public intellectuals who support human dignity, we discovered how few of them there are. There are people aplenty who believe passionately in human dignity, but few who can articulate why -- and have the wit and charm to debate in the public square without bitterness and rancor. In the face of challenges from dehumanising isms like scientism, materialism and relativism, we badly need more of them. Perhaps more intellectuals should read MercatorNet!
No doubt we have overlooked some obvious candidates. That’s where you – our readers – come in. Send us your comments and suggestions.
Entiendo que el planteamiento de esta iniciativa es claro, y se centra en encontrar un elenco de 20 intelectuales que hayan promovido y promuevan algún aspecto de la dignidad humana. Personalmente -nobody is perfect- me gustaría ver en esa lista a Cormac McCarthy, no tan lejano de Flannery O'Connor en tantos aspectos. Tampoco estaría de más -pensando en la misma línea de activiar el pensamiento en torno a la dignidad humana- hacer referencia a personalidades ya difuntas.
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