Axel Honneth

Disrespect

The Normative Foundations of Critical Theory

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this new book Honneth develops an original account of disrespect as the key moral experience on which a systematic critical theory of society can be built.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Polity Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 163mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 535g
• ISBN-13: 9780745629056
• ISBN-10: 0745629059
• Artikelnr.: 22398958

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