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Disrespect

The Normative Foundations of Critical Theory

By: Axel Honneth

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Disrespect

The Normative Foundations of Critical Theory

By: Axel Honneth

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.

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0745694497

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The Struggle for Recognition

The Moral Grammar of Social Conflicts

By: Axel Honneth

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The Struggle for Recognition

The Moral Grammar of Social Conflicts

By: Axel Honneth

In this book Axel Honneth re-examines arguments put forward by Hegel and claims that the 'struggle for recognition' should be at the centre of social conflicts.

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0745692427

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The Pathologies of Individual Freedom

Hegel's Social Theory

By: Axel Honneth

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The Pathologies of Individual Freedom

Hegel's Social Theory

By: Axel Honneth

This is a penetrating reinterpretation and defense of Hegel's social theory as an alternative to reigning liberal notions of social justice. The eminent German philosopher Axel Honneth rereads Hegel's Philosophy of Right to show how it diagnoses the pathologies of the overcommitment to individual freedom that Honneth says underlies the ideas of Rawls and Habermas alike. Honneth argues that Hegel's theory contains an account of the psychological damage caused by placing too much emphasis on personal and moral freedom. Although these freedoms are crucial to the achievement of justice, they are insufficient and in themselves leave people vulnerable to loneliness, emptiness, and depression. Hegel argues that people must also find their freedom or "self-realization" through shared projects. Such projects involve the three institutions of ethical life--family, civil society, and the state--and provide the arena of a crucial third kind of freedom, which Honneth calls "communicative" freedom. A society is just only if it gives all of its members sufficient and equal opportunity to realize communicative freedom as well as personal and moral freedom.

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Princeton University Press

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140083502X

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Freedom's Right

The Social Foundations of Democratic Life

By: Axel Honneth

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Freedom's Right

The Social Foundations of Democratic Life

By: Axel Honneth

Theories of justice often fixate on purely normative, abstract principles unrelated to real-world applications. The philosopher and theorist Axel Honneth addresses this disconnect, constructing a theory of justice derived from the normative claims of Western liberal-democratic societies and anchored in the law and institutionally established practices that possess moral legitimacy. Termed a “democratic ethical life,” Honneth’s paradigm draws on the spirit of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right and his own theory of recognition, demonstrating how concrete social spheres generate the principles of individual freedom and a standard for what is just. Using social analysis to re-found a more grounded theory of justice, Honneth argues that all crucial actions in Western civilization, whether in personal relationships, market-induced economic activities, or the public forum of politics, share one defining characteristic: they require the realization of a particular aspect of individual freedom. This fundamental truth, Honneth shows, informs the guiding principles of justice, enabling a wide-ranging reconsideration of its theory.

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Columbia University Press

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0231162464

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The I in We

Studies in the Theory of Recognition

By: Axel Honneth

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The I in We

Studies in the Theory of Recognition

By: Axel Honneth

In this volume Axel Honneth deepens and develops his highly influential theory of recognition, showing how it enables us both to rethink the concept of justice and to offer a compelling account of the relationship between social reproduction and individual identity formation. Drawing on his reassessment of Hegel’s practical philosophy, Honneth argues that our conception of social justice should be redirected from a preoccupation with the principles of distributing goods to a focus on the measures for creating symmetrical relations of recognition. This theoretical reorientation has far-reaching implications for the theory of justice, as it obliges this theory to engage directly with problems concerning the organization of work and with the ideologies that stabilize relations of domination. In the final part of this volume Honneth shows how the theory of recognition provides a fruitful and illuminating way of exploring the relation between social reproduction and identity formation. Rather than seeing groups as regressive social forms that threaten the autonomy of the individual, Honneth argues that the ‘I’ is dependent on forms of social recognition embodied in groups, since neither self-respect nor self-esteem can be maintained without the supportive experience of practising shared values in the group. This important new book by one of the leading social philosophers of our time will be of great interest to students and scholars in philosophy, sociology, politics and the humanities and social sciences generally.

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0745694799

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Recognition

A Chapter in the History of European Ideas

By: Axel Honneth

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Recognition

A Chapter in the History of European Ideas

By: Axel Honneth

The idea that we are mutually dependent on the recognition of our peers is at least as old as modernity. Across Europe, this idea has been understood in different ways from the very beginning, according to each country's different cultural and political conditions. This stimulating study explores the complex history and multiple associations of the idea of 'Recognition' in Britain, France and Germany. Demonstrating the role of 'recognition' in the production of important political ideas, Axel Honneth explores how our dependence on the recognition of others is sometimes viewed as the source of all modern, egalitarian morality, sometimes as a means for fostering socially beneficial behavior, and sometimes as a threat to 'true' individuality. By exploring this fundamental concept in our modern political and social self-understanding, Honneth thus offers an alternative view of the philosophical discourse of modernity.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108873448

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The Poverty of Our Freedom

Essays 2012 - 2019

By: Axel Honneth

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The Poverty of Our Freedom

Essays 2012 - 2019

By: Axel Honneth

There is no normative concept more appealing today than the idea of individual freedom. Political party manifestos are drawn up, legal reforms are defended, military interventions are undertaken, even decisions in personal relationships are justified – all in the name of individual freedom. But our understanding of freedom is impoverished if we try to grasp its essence merely in terms of the subjective rights of the individual. In his new book, Axel Honneth shows that we still have a lot to learn from the tradition of philosophy about a rational concept of freedom. Honneth begins by re-examining the work of Hegel and Marx in order to clarify the concept of freedom. He then explores various social problem areas in which the ideals of freedom are directly confronted by contemporary obstacles. Honneth ends by examining potential forces which could give new impetus to our struggle for freedom. This new book by one of the leading social and political philosophers writing today will be of great interest to students and scholars of philosophy, political theory, social theory, and the social sciences and humanities generally.

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1509556346

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The Idea of Socialism

Towards a Renewal

By: Axel Honneth

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The Idea of Socialism

Towards a Renewal

By: Axel Honneth

The idea of socialism has given normative grounding and orientation to the outrage over capitalism for more than 150 years, and yet today it seems to have lost much of its appeal. Despite growing discontent, many would hesitate to invoke socialism when it comes to envisioning life beyond capitalism. How can we explain the rapid decline of this once powerful idea? And what must we do to renew it for the twenty-first century? In this lucid, political-philosophical essay, Axel Honneth argues that the idea of socialism has lost its luster because its theoretical assumptions stem from the industrial era and are no longer convincing in our contemporary post-industrial societies. Only if we manage to replace these assumptions with a concept of history and society that corresponds to our current experiences will we be able to restore confidence in a project whose fundamental idea remains as relevant today as it was a century ago the idea of an economy that realizes freedom in solidarity. The Idea of Socialism was awarded the Bruno Kreisky Prize for the Political Book of 2015.

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1509512152

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The Struggle for Recognition

The Moral Grammar of Social Conflicts

By: Axel Honneth

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The Moral Grammar of Social Conflicts

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In this book Axel Honneth re-examines arguments put forward by Hegel and claims that the 'struggle for recognition' should be at the centre of social conflicts.

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Recognition or Disagreement

A Critical Encounter on the Politics of Freedom, Equality, and Identity

By: Axel Honneth,Jacques Rancière

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Recognition or Disagreement

A Critical Encounter on the Politics of Freedom, Equality, and Identity

By: Axel Honneth,Jacques Rancière

Axel Honneth is best known for his critique of modern society centered on a concept of recognition. Jacques Rancière has advanced an influential theory of modern politics based on disagreement. Underpinning their thought is a concern for the logics of exclusion and domination that structure contemporary societies. In a rare dialogue, these two philosophers explore the affinities and tensions between their perspectives to provoke new ideas for social and political change. Honneth sees modern society as a field in which the logic of recognition provides individuals with increasing possibilities for freedom and is a constant catalyst for transformation. Rancière sees the social as a policing order and the political as a force that must radically assert equality. Honneth claims Rancière's conception of the political lies outside of actual historical societies and involves a problematic desire for egalitarianism. Rancière argues that Honneth's theory of recognition relies on an overly substantial conception of identity and subjectivity. While impassioned, their exchange seeks to advance critical theory's political project by reconciling the rift between German and French post-Marxist traditions and proposing new frameworks for justice.

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Columbia University Press

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0231541449

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Reification

A New Look at an Old Idea

By: Axel Honneth

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Reification

A New Look at an Old Idea

By: Axel Honneth

In these original and imaginative essays, delivered as the Tanner Lectures at the University of California, Berkeley in 2005, the distinguished third-generation Frankfurt School philosopher Axel Honneth attempts to rescue the concept of reification by recasting it in terms of the philosophy of recognition he has been developing over the past two decades.

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Oxford University Press

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019988644X

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Reification

A New Look At An Old Idea

By: Axel Honneth,Judith Butler,Raymond Geuss,Jonathan Lear

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Reification

A New Look At An Old Idea

By: Axel Honneth,Judith Butler,Raymond Geuss,Jonathan Lear

List of Contributors. Introduction. Martin Jay. Reification and Recognition: A New Look at an Old Idea. Axel Honneth. Comments. Judith Butler. Raymond Geuss. Jonathan Lear. Rejoinder. Axel Honneth. Index.

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OUP USA

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Recognition or Disagreement

A Critical Encounter on the Politics of Freedom, Equality, and Identity

By: Axel Honneth,Jacques Rancière

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A Critical Encounter on the Politics of Freedom, Equality, and Identity

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Redistribution Or Recognition?

A Political-philosophical Exchange

By: Nancy Fraser,Axel Honneth

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Redistribution Or Recognition?

A Political-philosophical Exchange

By: Nancy Fraser,Axel Honneth

A debate between two philosophers who hold different views on the relation of redistribution to recognition.

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The Idea of Socialism

Towards a Renewal

By: Axel Honneth

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Towards a Renewal

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Recognition and Ambivalence

By: Judith Butler,Axel Honneth

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Recognition and Ambivalence

By: Judith Butler,Axel Honneth

This book brings together leading scholars in social and political philosophy to develop new perspectives on recognition and its role in social life. It begins with a debate between Axel Honneth and Judith Butler, the first sustained engagement between these two major thinkers on this subject.

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Redistribution Or Recognition?

A Political-Philosophical Exchange

By: Nancy Fraser,Axel Honneth

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A Political-Philosophical Exchange

By: Nancy Fraser,Axel Honneth

A debate between two philosophers who hold different views on the relation of redistribution to recognition.

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The Critique of Power

Reflective Stages in a Critical Social Theory

By: Axel Honneth

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The Critique of Power

Reflective Stages in a Critical Social Theory

By: Axel Honneth

In this rich interpretation of the history of critical theory, Axel Hormeth clarifies critical theory's central problems and emphasizes the social factors that should provide it with a normative and practical orientation. Axel Honneth's Critique of Power is a rich interpretation of the history of critical theory, which clarifies its central problems and emphasizes the "social" factors that should provide that theory with a normative and practical orientation. Honneth focuses on the dialog between French and German social theory that was beginning at the time of Michel Foucault's death. It traces the common roots of the work of Foucault and Jürgen Habermas to a basic text of the last generation of critical theorists—Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno's Dialectic of Enlightenment—and draws from this connection the outline of a program that might unite and surpass their seemingly irreconcilable methods of critiquing power structures. In doing so, Honneth provides a constructive and nonpolemical framework for comparisons between the two theorists. And he presents a novel interpretation of Foucault's analysis of social systems. Honneth traces the internal contradictions in critical theory through an analysis of Horkheimer's early programmatic writings, the Dialectic of Enlightenment, and Adorno's later social-theoretical writings. He shows how Habermas and Foucault in their distinctive ways reinserted the social world into critical theory but argues that neither operation has been wholly successful. His cogent analysis redirects critical social theory in ways that can draw on the strengths and avoid the weaknesses of the two approaches.

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MIT Press

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0262581280

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The Poverty of Our Freedom

Essays 2012 - 2019

By: Axel Honneth

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The Poverty of Our Freedom

Essays 2012 - 2019

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Pathologies of Reason

On the Legacy of Critical Theory

By: Axel Honneth

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Pathologies of Reason

On the Legacy of Critical Theory

By: Axel Honneth

Axel Honneth has been instrumental in advancing the work of the Frankfurt School of critical theorists. His essays, collected here, address the possibilities of continuing this tradition through radically changed theoretical and social conditions.

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