Editors:
- Brings together a wide range of key issues raised by Axel Honneth’s influential brand of Frankfurt School critical theory
- Appraises and applies Honneth's theory in the context of contemporary political and social problems
- Appeals to scholars in political science, sociology, philosophy, cultural studies, communication, and literature, among other disciplines
Part of the book series: Political Philosophy and Public Purpose (POPHPUPU)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The critical theory of the Frankfurt School has undergone numerous and at times fundamental changes over the last ninety years. Since the late 1960s, it has been characterized primarily by Jürgen Habermas’s “communicative turn” and a focus on normative foundations. Today, that “second generation” exists side-by-side with a “third generation” represented most prominently by Axel Honneth’s turn toward recognition, ethical life, and the normative reconstruction of social institutions.
This volume brings together critical voices on the state and direction of Frankfurt School theory today by examining Honneth’s theory in light of both current challenges and the intellectual and political ambitions that have shaped the tradition from its beginning. United in their strong commitment to critical scholarship, the authors collected here approach Honneth’s work from different backgrounds, employ a wide variety of methodologies, and write in different genres, ranging from thesober scholarly analysis to programmatic and political appeals. The collective aim of these reflections is not to reject Honneth’s theory but to build upon his work and incorporate his themes of recognition and social freedom into a new project of critical theory that can prove adequate to the political and social crises of our time.Reviews
“Volker Schmitz has put together a fine collection engaging leading Frankfurt School, critical theorist Axel Honneth’s prominent effort to reconstruct and enliven the tradition. The essays by diverse younger and senior critical theorists illuminate strengths and aporia of Honneth’s thought and traverse issues quite pertinent to our times when tensions between democracy and capitalism are manifest.” (Robert J. Antonio, Professor, University of Kansas, USA)
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Political Science, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, USA
Volker Schmitz
About the editor
Volker Schmitz is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Political Science at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Axel Honneth and the Critical Theory of Recognition
Editors: Volker Schmitz
Series Title: Political Philosophy and Public Purpose
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91980-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-91979-9Published: 20 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06340-5Published: 04 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-91980-5Published: 04 August 2018
Series ISSN: 2524-714X
Series E-ISSN: 2524-7158
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 285
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Political Theory, Democracy, Political Philosophy, International Political Economy, Critical Theory, Social Theory