The Philosophy of Recognition

The Philosophy of Recognition

by Ludwig SiepHans-Christoph Schmidt am Busch Terry Pinkard and others
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 30/12/2009

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The theory of recognition is now a well-established and mature research paradigm in philosophy, and it is both influential in and influenced by developments in other fields of the humanities and social sciences. From debates in moral philosophy about the fundamental roots of obligation, to debates in political philosophy about the character of multicultural societies, to debates in legal theory about the structure and justification of rights, to debates in social theory about the prospects and proper objects of critical theory, to debates in ontology, philosophical anthropology and psychology about the structure of personal and group identities, theories based on the concept of intersubjective recognition have staked out central positions. At the same time, contemporary theories of recognition are strongly, perhaps indissociably, connected to themes in the history of philosophy, especially as treated in German idealism. This volume compromises a collection of original papers by eminent international scholars working at the forefront of recognition theory and provides an unparalleled view of the depth and diversity of philosophical research on the topic. Its particular strength is in exploring connections between the history of philosophy and contemporary research by combining in one volume full treatments of classical authors on recognition_Rousseau, Kant, Fichte, Hegel, Marx, Freud_with cutting edge work by leading contemporary philosophers of recognition, including Fraser, Honneth, and others.

ISBN:
9780739144275
9780739144275
Category:
History of Western philosophy
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
30-12-2009
Language:
English
Publisher:
Lexington Books
Nancy Fraser

Nancy Fraser is Henry and Louise A. Loeb Professor of Philosophy and Politics at the New School for Social Research.

She is the author of Fortunes of Feminism. From State-Managed Capitalism to Neoliberal Crisis (Verso 2013) and of Scales of Justice. Reimagining Political Space in a Globalizing World (Polity2008).

She was one of the main organizers of the International Women's Strike in the United States.

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