How we are morally equal and how we ought to respect each other

The article is a critical discussion of Andrea Sangiovanni's book: "Humanity without dignity". The critical remarks are focused on two points of the first part of the book, namely the notion of the "integral sense of self" and the view of respect as opacity respect. In my view, the greatest good of the integral sense of self does not necessarily follow from the intolerability of social cruelty and of inferiorizing treatments. I do not see why the sense of self be cannot be the sense of one’s worth, hence of one’s dignity.Sangiovanni wants to avoid basing moral equality in a property, but I argue that despite his effeort the issue resurfaces and can be solved if we use the concept of range property. As for the conception of respect as opacity respect, itseems to me that distance and non-exposure cannot be the only dimensions of recognition-respect, especially concerning minorities, who are odten disrespected by being kept invisible.