ASSESSMENT TASK 2: REFLECTIVE PERSONAL COMMENTARY In this assessment task you will reflect on the Catholic social thought principles with reference to or consideration of your course of study to...

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CST Principles and Nursing
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The CST doctrine of human dignity strikes a balance between the value of the individual and the value of the community because it is based on the acknowledgement that every human is made in the likeness of God. No one can effectively eradicate a person's intrinsic human dignity. This human dignity is considered a gift to all people, whether they are sages or unrighteous, detained or independent, influential or impoverished (Aberdeen, 2018). Furthermore, the CST doctrine of the common good balances the value of the individual with the significance of the community, since this common good is attained when individuals come together to enhance the well-being of humans in the community as well as around the globe. Individual rights to local resources and personal belongings must be aligned with the requirements of the oppressed and underprivileged (McGibbon & Lukeman, 2019).
The shared humanity requires the recognition and enforcement of the dignity of every individual human being. This dignity is the foundation for all obligations and responsibilities. This doctrine is deemed the CST's centerpiece. All human rights legislation, which is also pervasive, inviolable, and inalienable, shares the notion that all human lives are valuable.Since everyone has been created in the similitude and illustration of God, every one of them possesses a transcendent dignity that can never be taken away, even though it is not always treated with respect (Doerflinger et al., 2020). Individual people always have greater significance than objects. Individuals must never be seen as solely a resource or a means to accomplish a goal. Human dignity is at the core of every human right. Everyone is entitled to the same privileges and dignity. Correspondingly, each community, human culture, and racial group is endowed with equal respect and dignity. The human family is a single entity, as all individuals are children of a single God. This aspect of human dignity is frequently alluded to as the core of human family unitedness (Guitián & Sison, 2022).

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CST enhances the dignity of each human being because humans are all produced by the grace of the Holy Spirit. Such dignity, however, ought to be perceived in light of the progression of the common good. Individuals must live harmoniously with one another, as every human being possesses a common dignity. This cohesiveness enables humans to acknowledge that human development is only conceivable through collaborative efforts among one another (McGibbon & Lukeman, 2019). These close collaborations facilitate the common good. As a founding concept, the common good is integrally associated with human dignity and also consequences in solidarity. Since living beings are social creatures, individual liberties must always be respected in an attempt to promote the common good (McGibbon & Lukeman, 2019).
The common good is the asset that eventually results from cooperation among equivalent and active intermediaries in a society. CST is premised on the dignity of every individual, irrespective of...