Dworkin's final major philosophical work — a unified account of all value, arguing that ethics (how to live well) and morality (how to treat others) are mutually supporting and derive from the foundational value of dignity.
The unity of value: all genuine values cohere — there are no genuine conflicts between truth, beauty, justice, and love when properly understood. Dignity as the foundation: two principles — self-respect (each person matters) and authenticity (each person is responsible for their own life). The hedgehog knows one big thing: all values reduce to the single principle of dignity.
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