Axel Honneth

Disrespect

The Normative Foundations of Critical Theory

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Blackwell Publishers
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 225mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780745629063
• ISBN-10: 0745629067
• Artikelnr.: 13624566

Autorenporträt

Axel Honneth is Professor of Philosophy at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt.

Inhaltsangabe

* * Contents
* * I. The Tasks of Social Philosophy
* * Pathologies of the Social: The Past and Present of SocialPhilosophy
* * The Possibility of a Disclosing Critique of Society: TheDialectic of Enlightenment in Light of Current Debates in SocialCriticism
* * The Social Dynamics Of Disrespect: On The Location Of CriticalTheory Today
* * Moral Consciousness and Class Domination: Some Problems in theAnalysis of Hidden Morality
* * II. Morality and Recognition
* * The Other of Justice: Habermas and the Ethical Challenge ofPostmodernism.

Between Aristotle and Kant: Recognition and Moral Obligation
* * Between Justice and Affection: The Family as a Field of MoralDisputes
* * 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 ofa Politics of Human Rights
* * Democracy as Reflexive Cooperation: John Dewey and the Theoryof Democracy Today
* * Negative Freedom and Cultural Belonging: An Unhealthy Tensionin the Political Philosophy of Isaiah Berlin
* * Post-traditional Communities: A Conceptual Proposal

Rezensionen

"For the past few decades Axel Honneth has been developingand defending the concept of recognition as the groundwork for acritical theory of society. In this collection of articles heextends his analysis of recognition in order to show how thisinforms social philosophy, moral theory, and political philosophy.Honneth has a knack for situating fundamental issues in historicalperspective, outlining alternative strategies for dealing withthem, and breaking new ground. This superb collection of essays isessential for anyone interested in recent developments in the scopeand normative foundations of critical social theory."

Richard J. Bernstein, New School for SocialResearch

"This belated translation makes patent what many of ushave suspected for a long time: Axel Honneth's recognitiontheory constitutes one of the most ambitious philosophicalundertakings of our time. These sparkling essays work out itsimplications for major issues in social philosophy, moralphilosophy, and political philosophy."

Nancy Fraser, New School for Social Research