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    Challenges→Two kinds of self-respect can be distinguished.

    Rawls's distinction between self-respect as recognizing one's equal moral worth and self-respect as confidence in one's plan of life already suggests these are not two discrete kinds but poles of a single dispositional continuum.

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    Rawls(as the philosopher whose ideas are being referenced)
    John Rawls, a 20th-century philosopher famous for developing theories about justice and fairness in society.
    confidence in one's plan of life(another way of understanding self-respect)
    Belief in your ability to pursue your personal goals and live the life you've chosen for yourself.
    discrete(as used in describing sounds or events)
    Separate and distinct from each other, with clear breaks in between—like individual dots rather than a continuous line.
    dispositional continuum(describes how the two types of self-respect actually relate to each other)
    A range or spectrum of related attitudes or tendencies that blend into each other, rather than being sharply separated categories.
    equal moral worth

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    (one way of understanding self-respect)
    The idea that every person has the same fundamental value and deserves equal consideration, regardless of their abilities, background, or social status.
    self-respect(Wiredu's interpretation of Akan thought)
    A status acquired by building upon the basic condition conferred by the okra through achieving greater degrees of moral agency; distinct from the mere condition of self-respect that humanity provides.

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