Disrespect: The Normative Foundations of Critical Theory
Axel Honneth
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Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 600.
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.
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 ... Read more
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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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745629056
SKU
V9780745629056
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About Axel Honneth
Axel Honneth is Professor of Philosophy at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt.
Reviews for Disrespect: The Normative Foundations of Critical Theory
“For the past few decades Axel Honneth has been developing and defending the concept of recognition as the groundwork for a critical theory of society. In this collection of articles he extends his analysis of recognition in order to show how this informs social philosophy, moral theory, and political philosophy. Honneth has a knack for situating fundamental issues in historical ... Read more