Public honor requires a witness and links persons outside the kin group

Evidence

An impoverished nobleman who became a cook or lackey did not thereby definitively lose his nobility: it only became latent and could be awakened again by a favorable turn of fate. But once he became a craftsman, his nobility was destroyed. This is entirely contrary to the modern conception, which separates the person from his achievement and, therefore, finds personal dignity to be preserved best if the content of subordination is as objective as possible. Thus, an American girl, who would work in a factory without the slightest feeling of humiliation, would feel wholly degraded as a family cook. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 350 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Knightly societies equated dignity with person-to-person service — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 350; Community leaders police Muslim behavior to protect reputational standing

Related

• Knightly societies equated dignity with person-to-person service (similarity 0.85)

Broader Connections

• Knightly societies equated dignity with person-to-person service #expands (0.85) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 350
• Community leaders police Muslim behavior to protect reputational standing #exemplifies (0.80)