The Meanings of Rights : The Philosophy and Social Theory of Human Rights (Paperback)

Introduction Conor Gearty and Costas Douzinas; Part I. Finding Foundations: 1. On human rights: two simple remarks Jean-Luc Nancy (translated by Gilbert Leung); 2. Human rights: the necessary quest for foundations Conor Gearty; 3. Against human rights: liberty in the western tradition John Milbank; 4. Religious faith and human rights Rowan Williams; Part II. Law, Rights and Revolution: 5. Philosophy and the right to resistance Costas Douzinas; 6. On a radical politics for human rights Illan Rua Wall; 7. Fanon today Drucilla Cornell; 8. Race and the value of the human Paul Gilroy; Part III. Rights, Justice, Politics: 9. From 'human rights' to 'life rights' Walter D. Mignolo; 10. Democracy, human rights and cosmopolitanism: an agonistic approach Chantal Mouffe; 11. Plural cosmopolitanisms and the origins of human rights Samuel Moyn; Part IV. Rights and Power: 12. Second-generation rights as biopolitical rights Pheng Cheah; 13. History, normativity, and rights Paul Patton; 14. 'All of us without exception': Sartre, Ranciere, and the cause of the Other Bruce Robbins; 15. However incompletely, human Joseph R. Slaughter; 16. Welcome to the 'spiritual kingdom of animals' Slavoj ?i?ek.