Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- [ 1 ] the care of the self -- [ 2 ] the juridical subject as ethical subject: wollstonecraft on the rights of man -- [ 3 ] critique of human rights and care of the self -- [ 4 ] human rights as spiritual exercises: tocqueville in america -- [ 5 ] human rights as a way of life: bergson on love and joy -- [ 6 ] on human rights criticism -- [ 7 ] an ethic of resistance i: roosevelt and the universal declaration of human rights -- [ 8 ] an ethic of resistance ii: malik and the universal declaration of human rights -- [ 9 ] human rights education -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Examining human rights discourse from the French Revolution to the present, Alexandre Lefebvre turns common assumptions about human rights--that its main purpose is to enable, protect, and care for those in need--on their heads, showing how the value of human rights lies in its support of ethical self-care
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