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Zurn, Christopher

 
9780745649030: Axel Honneth: A Critical Theory of the Social
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ISBN 10 : 0745649033 ISBN 13 : 9780745649030
Editeur : Polity Press, 2015

Synopsis

With his insightful and wide–ranging theory of recognition, Axel Honneth has decisively reshaped the Frankfurt School tradition of critical social theory. Combining insights from philosophy, sociology, psychology, history, political economy, and cultural critique, Honneth s work proposes nothing less than an account of the moral infrastructure of human sociality and its relation to the perils and promise of contemporary social life.
 
This book provides an accessible overview of Honneth s main contributions across a variety of fields, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of his thought. Christopher Zurn clearly explains Honneth s multi–faceted theory of recognition and its relation to diverse topics: individual identity, morality, activist movements, progress, social pathologies, capitalism, justice, freedom, and critique. In so doing, he places Honneth s theory in a broad intellectual context, encompassing classic social theorists such as Kant, Hegel, Marx, Freud, Dewey, Adorno and Habermas, as well as contemporary trends in social theory and political philosophy. Treating the full range of Honneth s corpus, including his major new work on social freedom and democratic ethical life, this book is the most up–to–date guide available.
 
Axel Honneth will be invaluable to students and scholars working across the humanities and social sciences, as well as anyone seeking a clear guide to the work of one of the most influential theorists writing today.

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À propos de l'auteur

Christopher F. Zurn is Associate Professor of Social and Political Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

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Éditeur
Polity Press
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0745649033
ISBN 13 
9780745649030
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Nombre de pages
240
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