The Struggle for Recognition

The Moral Grammar of Social Conflicts
1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-0-7456-1838-8
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 354 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Honneth, Axel

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.