Central features of respect: Respect is an attitude of one human versus another, in which the first recognizes in the latter a reason which justifies in itself that the latter should be recognized and treated in a way so that the latter feels acknowledged in his/her value and significance …more >>

Differentiation between tolerance, acceptance, and (two kinds of) respect: Due to a rising interest in empirical ‘respect’ research, but at the same time a somewhat fuzzy use of the term and its semantically close neighbours, we introduce a conceptual framework for the field. The framework draws on existing philosophical traditions and empirical psychological works alike. It is pointed out that respect, acceptance, and tolerance are all attitudes of a subject towards an object that are not aligned on one dimension, but are

concerned with quite different issues. Moreover, we propose that research needs to differentiate between two very different kinds of respect. Whereas appraisal respect, acceptance, and tolerance are attitudinal reflections of a subject’s decisions on certain issues (i.e., on influence, membership, and presence), recognition respect is proposed to be an overarching processing mode, i.e., a general attitude on how to confront others.
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