Freedom's Right (ePub)
The Social Foundations of Democratic Life
(Sprache: Englisch)
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...
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...
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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.
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.
Autoren-Porträt von Axel Honneth
Axel Honneth is Professor of Philosophy at the Johann WolfgangGoethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, and at Columbia
University, New York. His many books in English include The
Struggle for Recognition and Disrespect: The Normative
Foundations of Critical Theory.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Axel Honneth
- 2014, 1. Auflage, 450 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 0745680062
- ISBN-13: 9780745680064
- Erscheinungsdatum: 11.03.2014
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