Dignity Restoration: The Indirect Goal of Social Enterprises’ Activity

“Things have a price and can be for sale, but people have a dignity that is priceless and worth far more than things”. These words by Pope Francis (Pinterest n.d.) accurately describe the essence of the chapter. Immanuel Kant—considered to be the father of contemporary thought on human dignity—also describes dignity as a value that is beyond any price (Kant 1964). Dignity is not given; we do not have to offer something or do something to have it. We are born with this precious value. This is an inherent aspect of our humanity. We may sometimes have difficulties with defining dignity; yet, we know when it has been disturbed. It is because “dignity is like air and just as important. When there’s enough of it, you don’t notice it. You don’t think about it. When there’s a lack of air, you suffocate. All you want is air” (Aubanova and Dull 2012, p. 10).