Axel Honneth

Author : Volker Schmitz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319919805

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Axel Honneth and the Critical Theory of Recognition by Volker Schmitz Pdf

The critical theory of the Frankfurt School has undergone numerous and at times fundamental changes over the last ninety years. Since the late 1960s, it has been characterized primarily by Jürgen Habermas’s “communicative turn” and a focus on normative foundations. Today, that “second generation” exists side-by-side with a “third generation” represented most prominently by Axel Honneth’s turn toward recognition, ethical life, and the normative reconstruction of social institutions. This volume brings together critical voices on the state and direction of Frankfurt School theory today by examining Honneth’s theory in light of both current challenges and the intellectual and political ambitions that have shaped the tradition from its beginning. United in their strong commitment to critical scholarship, the authors collected here approach Honneth’s work from different backgrounds, employ a wide variety of methodologies, and write in different genres, ranging from the sober scholarly analysis to programmatic and political appeals. The collective aim of these reflections is not to reject Honneth’s theory but to build upon his work and incorporate his themes of recognition and social freedom into a new project of critical theory that can prove adequate to the political and social crises of our time.

Author : Axel Honneth
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780745692425

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The Struggle for Recognition by Axel Honneth Pdf

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.

Author : Axel Honneth
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780745680064

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Freedom's Right by Axel Honneth Pdf

The theory of justice is one of the most intensely debated areas of contemporary philosophy. Most theories of justice, however, have only attained their high level of justification at great cost. By focusing on purely normative, abstract principles, they become detached from the sphere that constitutes their “field of application” - namely, social reality. Axel Honneth proposes a different approach. He seeks to derive the currently definitive criteria of social justice directly from the normative claims that have developed within Western liberal democratic societies. These criteria and these claims together make up what he terms “democratic ethical life”: a system of morally legitimate norms that are not only legally anchored, but also institutionally established. Honneth justifies this far-reaching endeavour by demonstrating that all essential spheres of action in Western societies share a single feature, as they all claim to realize a specific aspect of individual freedom. In the spirit of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right and guided by the theory of recognition, Honneth shows how principles of individual freedom are generated which constitute the standard of justice in various concrete social spheres: personal relationships, economic activity in the market, and the political public sphere. Honneth seeks thereby to realize a very ambitious aim: to renew the theory of justice as an analysis of society.

Author : Danielle Petherbridge
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780739172049

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The Critical Theory of Axel Honneth by Danielle Petherbridge Pdf

The Critical Theory of Axel Honneth provides a comprehensive study of the work of Axel Honneth, tracing the theoretical trajectory from his earliest writings on philosophical anthropology to the development of a theory of recognition. The book argues that Honneth’s early work provides important insights for the reconstruction of the normative project of critical theory and the articulation of a conceptual framework for analyzing social relations of power and domination. Danielle Petherbridge contends, however, that these aims are not fully realized in Honneth’s more mature project and that central insights recede as his project develops. Petherbridge seeks to demonstrate that the basis for an alternative theory of intersubjectivity that can account for both an adequate theory of power and normative forms of subject-formation can be immanently reconstructed from within Honneth’s own work. By contextualizing Honneth’s project in relation to its theoretical influences, The Critical Theory of Axel Honneth provides a critical study and excellent entry point that will be essential reading for both students and scholars who work in the areas of European philosophy, critical theory, social and political philosophy, or social and political theory.

Author : Christopher Zurn
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780745686783

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Axel Honneth by Christopher Zurn Pdf

With his insightful and wide-ranging theory of recognition, AxelHonneth has decisively reshaped the Frankfurt School tradition ofcritical social theory. Combining insights from philosophy,sociology, psychology, history, political economy, and culturalcritique, Honneth’s work proposes nothing less than anaccount of the moral infrastructure of human sociality and itsrelation to the perils and promise of contemporary sociallife. This book provides an accessible overview of Honneth’s maincontributions across a variety of fields, assessing the strengthsand weaknesses of his thought. Christopher Zurn clearly explainsHonneth’s multi-faceted theory of recognition and itsrelation to diverse topics: individual identity, morality, activistmovements, progress, social pathologies, capitalism, justice,freedom, and critique. In so doing, he places Honneth’stheory in a broad intellectual context, encompassing classic socialtheorists such as Kant, Hegel, Marx, Freud, Dewey, Adorno andHabermas, as well as contemporary trends in social theory andpolitical philosophy. Treating the full range of Honneth’scorpus, including his major new work on social freedom anddemocratic ethical life, this book is the most up-to-date guideavailable. Axel Honneth will be invaluable to students and scholarsworking across the humanities and social sciences, as well asanyone seeking a clear guide to the work of one of the mostinfluential theorists writing today.

Author : Danielle Petherbridge
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004209183

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Axel Honneth: Critical Essays by Danielle Petherbridge Pdf

Axel Honneth: Critical Essays brings together critical interpretations of the work of Axel Honneth, from his earliest to his most recent writings, together with a comprehensive reply by Honneth that provides significant insights and clarifications into his project overall.

Author : Bert van den Brink,David Owen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781139462754

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Recognition and Power by Bert van den Brink,David Owen Pdf

The topic of recognition has come to occupy a central place in debates in social and political theory. Developed by George Herbert Mead and Charles Taylor, it has been given expression in the program for Critical Theory developed by Axel Honneth in his book The Struggle for Recognition. Honneth's research program offers an empirically insightful way of reflecting on emancipatory struggles for greater justice and a powerful theoretical tool for generating a conception of justice and the good that enables the normative evaluation of such struggles. This 2007 volume offers a critical clarification and evaluation of this research program, particularly its relationship to the other major development in critical social and political theory; namely, the focus on power as formative of practical identities (or forms of subjectivity) proposed by Michel Foucault and developed by theorists such as Judith Butler, James Tully, and Iris Marion Young.

Author : Nancy Fraser,Axel Honneth
Publisher : Verso
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1859844928

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Redistribution Or Recognition? by Nancy Fraser,Axel Honneth Pdf

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

Author : Heikki Ikäheimo,Kristina Lepold,Titus Stahl
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780231544214

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Recognition and Ambivalence by Heikki Ikäheimo,Kristina Lepold,Titus Stahl Pdf

Recognition is one of the most debated concepts in contemporary social and political thought. Its proponents, such as Axel Honneth, hold that to be recognized by others is a basic human need that is central to forming an identity, and the denial of recognition deprives individuals and communities of something essential for their flourishing. Yet critics including Judith Butler have questioned whether recognition is implicated in structures of domination, arguing that the desire to be recognized can motivative individuals to accept their assigned place in the social order by conforming to oppressive norms or obeying repressive institutions. Is there a way to break this impasse? Recognition and Ambivalence 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 Honneth and Butler, the first sustained engagement between these two major thinkers on this subject. Contributions from both proponents and critics of theories of recognition further reflect upon and clarify the problems and challenges involved in theorizing the concept and its normative desirability. Together, they explore different routes toward a critical theory of recognition, departing from wholly positive or negative views to ask whether it is an essentially ambivalent phenomenon. Featuring original, systematic work in the philosophy of recognition, this book also provides a useful orientation to the key debates on this important topic.

Author : Axel Honneth,Hans Joas
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 0521339359

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Social Action and Human Nature by Axel Honneth,Hans Joas Pdf

Author : Axel Honneth,Jacques Rancière
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780231541442

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Recognition or Disagreement by Axel Honneth,Jacques Rancière Pdf

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.

Author : Axel Honneth
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780745694498

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Disrespect by Axel Honneth Pdf

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.

Author : Axel Honneth
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199886449

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Reification by Axel Honneth Pdf

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.

Author : Axel Honneth
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780231518376

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Pathologies of Reason by Axel Honneth Pdf

Axel Honneth has been instrumental in advancing the work of the Frankfurt School of critical theorists, rebuilding their effort to combine radical social and political analysis with rigorous philosophical inquiry. These eleven essays reclaim the relevant themes of the Frankfurt School, which counted Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Walter Benjamin, Jürgen Habermas, Franz Neumann, and Albrecht Wellmer as members. They also engage with Kant, Freud, Alexander Mitscherlich, and Michael Walzer, whose work on morality, history, democracy, and individuality intersects with the Frankfurt School's core concerns. Collected here for the first time in English, Honneth's essays pursue the unifying themes and theses that support the methodologies and thematics of critical social theory, and they address the possibilities of continuing this tradition through radically changed theoretical and social conditions. According to Honneth, there is a unity that underlies critical theory's multiple approaches: the way in which reason is both distorted and furthered in contemporary capitalist society. And while much is dead in the social and psychological doctrines of critical social theory, its central inquiries remain vitally relevant. Is social progress still possible after the horrors of the twentieth century? Does capitalism deform reason and, if so, in what respects? Can we justify the relationship between law and violence in secular terms, or is it inextricably bound to divine justice? How can we be free when we're subject to socialization in a highly complex and in many respects unfree society? For Honneth, suffering and moral struggle are departure points for a new "reconstructive" form of social criticism, one that is based solidly in the empirically grounded, interdisciplinary approach of the Frankfurt School.

Author : Axel Honneth
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108836869

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Recognition by Axel Honneth Pdf

Explores the complex history, development and multiple associations of 'Recognition' as a central political idea in Britain, France and Germany.