Over the last decade, Axel Honneth has established himself as one
of the leading social and political philosophers in the world
today. Rooted in the tradition of critical theory, his writings
have been central to the revitalization of critical theory and have
become increasingly influential. His theory of recognition has
gained worldwide attention and is seen by some as the principal
counterpart to Habermass theory of discourse ethics.
In this important new volume, Honneth pursues his path-breaking
work on recognition by exploring the moral experiences of
disrespect that underpin the conduct of social and political
critique. What we might conceive of as a striving for social
recognition initially appears in a negative form as the experience
of humiliation or disrespect. Honneth argues that disrespect
constitutes the systematic key to a comprehensive theory of
recognition that seeks to clarify the sense in which
institutionalized patterns of social recognition generate justified
demands on the way subjects treat each other.
This new book by one of the leading social and political
philosophers of our time will be of particular interest to students
and scholars in social and political theory and philosophy.
Autorentext
Axel Honneth is Professor of Philosophy at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt.
Zusammenfassung
Over the last decade, Axel Honneth has established himself as one of the leading social and political philosophers in the world today. Rooted in the tradition of critical theory, his writings have been central to the revitalization of critical theory and have become increasingly influential. His theory of recognition has gained worldwide attention and is seen by some as the principal counterpart to Habermass theory of discourse ethics.
In this important new volume, Honneth pursues his path-breaking work on recognition by exploring the moral experiences of disrespect that underpin the conduct of social and political critique. What we might conceive of as a striving for social recognition initially appears in a negative form as the experience of humiliation or disrespect. Honneth argues that disrespect constitutes the systematic key to a comprehensive theory of recognition that seeks to clarify the sense in which institutionalized patterns of social recognition generate justified demands on the way subjects treat each other.
This new book by one of the leading social and political philosophers of our time will be of particular interest to students and scholars in social and political theory and philosophy.
Inhalt
I. The Tasks of Social Philosophy
Pathologies of the Social: The Past and Present of Social Philosophy
The Possibility of a Disclosing Critique of Society: The Dialectic of Enlightenment in Light of Current Debates in Social Criticism
The Social Dynamics Of Disrespect: On The Location Of Critical Theory Today
Moral Consciousness and Class Domination: Some Problems in the Analysis of Hidden Morality
II. Morality and Recognition
The Other of Justice: Habermas and the Ethical Challenge of Postmodernism.
Between Aristotle and Kant: Recognition and Moral Obligation
Between Justice and Affection: The Family as a Field of Moral Disputes
Love and Morality: On the Moral Content of Emotional Ties
Decentered Autonomy: The Subject After the Fall
III. Problems of Political Philosophy
Is Universalism a Moral Trap? The Presuppositions and Limits of a Politics of Human Rights
Democracy as Reflexive Cooperation: John Dewey and the Theory of Democracy Today
Negative Freedom and Cultural Belonging: An Unhealthy Tension in the Political Philosophy of Isaiah Berlin
Post-traditional Communities: A Conceptual Proposal