In other contexts (for example, when talking about euthanasia), “dying with dignity” is simply equivalent to dying without great suffering. This is, it seems to me, because dying has a high correlation with suffering intensely, and with enough suffering, identity (or rather, the illusion of identity) is destroyed, since with enough suffering, anyone would betray their ideas, their family, their country, their ethics, etc. trying anything to relieve it, even if it doesn’t help. With enough suffering nothing remains recognizable, either physically or mentally, of what one was before. The article deals with a concept of dignity related to honesty and mental models, which is somehow compatible with this idea (”...figuring out what is true, and by allowing no other considerations than that to enter; that’s dignity”).
In other contexts (for example, when talking about euthanasia), “dying with dignity” is simply equivalent to dying without great suffering. This is, it seems to me, because dying has a high correlation with suffering intensely, and with enough suffering, identity (or rather, the illusion of identity) is destroyed, since with enough suffering, anyone would betray their ideas, their family, their country, their ethics, etc. trying anything to relieve it, even if it doesn’t help. With enough suffering nothing remains recognizable, either physically or mentally, of what one was before. The article deals with a concept of dignity related to honesty and mental models, which is somehow compatible with this idea (”...figuring out what is true, and by allowing no other considerations than that to enter; that’s dignity”).