Reimagining Human Rights

Preface Introduction One: Interpreting Rights I. A Genealogy of Difference II. The Rhetoric of Rights III. Conclusions Two: Justifying Rights I. The Interpretation of Ethics: Semantic Recognition II. The Interpretation of Ethics: Epistemic Recognition III. The Ethics of Interpretation: Respect IV. Ethical Reciprocity V. The Grammar of Rights VI. Aristotelian Constructivism: Autonomy and Solidarity V. ConclusionsThree: Rights and Religion I. The Ethics of Public Discourse II. Re-enchanting the Public Sphere III. The Surplus of Religious Meaning: The Theological Virtues IV. Conclusions: On Forgiveness after Mass Atrocity Four: Applying Human Rights I. Comparative Assessments II. Realizations: Concrete Applications: Race and Mass Incarceration, Migration and Refugee Policy, Ecological Responsibility Conclusion Bibliography About the Author