Translator's Note.
Translator's Introduction.
Preface.
Introduction.
Part I: An Alternative Tradition in Modern Social Theory: Hegel's Original Idea:.
1. The Struggle for Self-Preservation.
2. Crime and Ethical Life.
3. The Struggle for Recognition.
Part II: A Systematic Renewal: The Structure of Social Relations of Recognition:.
4. Recognition and Socialization.
5. Patterns of Intersubjective Recognition.
6. Personal Identity and Disrespect.
Part III: Social-philosophical Perspectives: Morality and Societal Development:.
7. Traces of a Tradition in Social Philosophy.
8. Disrespect and Resistance.
9. Intersubjective Conditions for Personal Integrity.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
Axel Honneth is a professor of philosophy at both the University of Frankfurt and Columbia University. He is also director of the Institut für Sozialforschung in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
"Using the young Hegel's 'struggle for recognition' as a basis,
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"This is a most remarkable book. The exposition and critical
discussion are conducted with exemplary clarity. It may change
intellectual lives; it will certainly attract a great deal of
attention for many years to come." William Outhwaite, University of
Sussex
"This far-ranging study illuminates one of the most important and
puzzling features of modern politics, the demand for recognition.
Honneth not only traces its origins in the thought of the last two
centuries, but also shows how differently the need for recognition
has been conceived. Honneth's book casts a flood of light on what
has been an area of darkness, the place where the philosophical
tradition and modern politics meet and interweave. Since neither is
really comprehensible without the other, this work is essential
reading for those who would understand either. It is a
path-breaking study, which ought to be at the centre of the debate
for many years to come." Charles Taylor, McGill University
"Axel Honneth's The Struggle for Recognition is remarkable for the
skill with which he synthesizes a wide range of perspectives -
sociological, psychoanalytical and philosophical - into a powerful
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represents a major step towards the development of a new
'post-linguistic' paradigm for critical theory." Peter Dews,
University of Essex
"The Struggle for Recognition is an ambitious and rewarding book,
at the intersection of a number of important debates." Radical
Philosophy
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a major contribution to an exciting new research programme in
critical social theory." Political Studies
"[A] clearly written and impressively structured amalgamation of
political thought, social psychology, and current social
philosophy." Simon Kow, University of Toronto
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