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Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-83686-9 (cid:8212) Recognition Axel Honneth Frontmatter More Information Recognition Theideathatwearemutuallydependentontherecognitionofour peersisatleastasoldasmodernity.AcrossEurope,thisideahas beenunderstoodindifferentwaysfromtheverybeginning, accordingtoeachcountry’sdifferentculturalandpolitical conditions.Thisstimulatingstudyexploresthecomplexhistoryand multipleassociationsoftheideaof“Recognition”inBritain,France andGermany.Demonstratingtheroleof“recognition”inthe productionofimportantpoliticalideas,AxelHonnethexploreshow ourdependenceontherecognitionofothersissometimesviewedas thesourceofallmodern,egalitarianmorality,sometimesasameans forfosteringsociallybeneficialbehavior,andsometimesasathreat to“true”individuality.Byexploringthisfundamentalconceptin ourmodernpoliticalandsocialself-understanding,Honneththus offersanalternativeviewofthephilosophicaldiscourseof modernity. AXEL HONNETH istheJackC.WeinsteinProfessorofthe HumanitiesinthePhilosophyDepartmentatColumbiaUniversity. HewaspreviouslyDirectoroftheInstituteforSocialResearchin Frankfurt,between2001and2018,foundedbyMaxHorkheimerand TheodorW.Adorno.HeistheauthorofworksinGermanand English,includingTheStruggleforRecognition(1994)andFreedom’s Right:TheSocialFoundationsofDemocraticLife(2014). © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-83686-9 (cid:8212) Recognition Axel Honneth Frontmatter More Information © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-83686-9 (cid:8212) Recognition Axel Honneth Frontmatter More Information the seeley lectures TheJohnRobertSeeleyLectureshavebeenestablishedbythe UniversityofCambridgeasabienniallectureseriesinsocialand politicalstudies,sponsoredjointlybytheFacultyofHistoryand CambridgeUniversityPress.TheSeeleyLecturesprovideaunique forumfordistinguishedscholarsofinternationalreputationtoaddress, inanaccessiblemanner,topicsofbroadinterestinsocialandpolitical studies.SubsequenttotheirpublicdeliveryinCambridge,the UniversityPresspublishessuitablymodifiedversionsofeachsetof lectures.ProfessorJamesTullydeliveredtheinauguralseriesofSeeley Lecturesin1994onthethemeofConstitutionalisminanAgeof Diversity. TheSeeleyLecturesinclude StrangeMultiplicity:ConstitutionalisminanAgeofDiversity james tully isbn 9780521476942(paperback) Published1995 TheDignityofLegislation jeremy waldron isbn 9780521650922(hardback)9780521658836(paperback) Published1999 WomenandHumanDevelopment:TheCapabilitiesApproach martha c. nussbaum isbn 9780521660860(hardback)9780521003858(paperback) Published2000 Value,Respect,andAttachment joseph raz isbn 9780521801805(hardback)9780521000222(paperback) Published2001 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-83686-9 (cid:8212) Recognition Axel Honneth Frontmatter More Information TheRightsofOthers:Aliens,Residents,andCitizens seyla benhabib isbn 9780521831345(hardback)9780521538602(paperback) Published2004 LawsofFear:BeyondthePrecautionaryPrinciple cass r. sunstein isbn 9780521848237(hardback)9780521615129(paperback) Published2005 Counter-Democracy:PoliticsinanAgeofDistrust pierre rosanvallon isbn 9780521866222(hardback)9780521713832(paperback) Published2008 OnthePeople’sTerms:ARepublicanTheoryandModelofDemocracy philip pettit isbn 9781107005112(hardback)9780521182126(paperback) Published2012 ThePoliticsoftheHuman anne phillips isbn 9781107093973(hardback)9781107475830(paperback) Published2015 TheSleepingSovereign:TheInventionofModernDemocracy richard tuck isbn 9781107130142(hardback)9781107570580(paperback) Published2015 Recognition:AChapterintheHistoryofEuropeanIdeas axel honneth isbn 9781108836869(hardback)9781108819305(paperback) Published2021 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-83686-9 (cid:8212) Recognition Axel Honneth Frontmatter More Information RECOGNITION A Chapter in the History of European Ideas AXEL HONNETH ColumbiaUniversity,NewYork Translatedby JOSEPH GANAHL © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-83686-9 (cid:8212) Recognition Axel Honneth Frontmatter More Information UniversityPrintingHouse,Cambridgecb28bs,UnitedKingdom OneLibertyPlaza,20thFloor,NewYork,ny 10006,USA 477WilliamstownRoad,PortMelbourne,vic 3207,Australia 314–321,3rdFloor,Plot3,SplendorForum,JasolaDistrictCentre, NewDelhi–110025,India 79AnsonRoad,#06–04/06,Singapore079906 CambridgeUniversityPressispartoftheUniversityofCambridge. ItfurtherstheUniversity’smissionbydisseminatingknowledgeinthepursuitof education,learning,andresearchatthehighestinternationallevelsofexcellence. www.cambridge.org Informationonthistitle:www.cambridge.org/9781108836869 doi:10.1017/9781108872775 ©AxelHonneth2021 Thispublicationisincopyright.Subjecttostatutoryexception andtotheprovisionsofrelevantcollectivelicensingagreements, noreproductionofanypartmaytakeplacewithoutthewritten permissionofCambridgeUniversityPress. Firstpublished2021 PrintedintheUnitedKingdombyTJInternationalLtd,PadstowCornwall AcataloguerecordforthispublicationisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary. isbn 978-1-108-83686-9Hardback isbn 978-1-108-81930-5Paperback CambridgeUniversityPresshasnoresponsibilityforthepersistenceoraccuracyof URLsforexternalorthird-partyinternetwebsitesreferredtointhispublication anddoesnotguaranteethatanycontentonsuchwebsitesis,orwillremain, accurateorappropriate. © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-83686-9 (cid:8212) Recognition Axel Honneth Frontmatter More Information Gratefully dedicated to Jürgen Habermas © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-83686-9 (cid:8212) Recognition Axel Honneth Frontmatter More Information © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-83686-9 (cid:8212) Recognition Axel Honneth Frontmatter More Information contents Preface pagexi 1. MethodologicalRemarksontheHistoryofIdeas vs.theHistoryofConcepts 1 2. FromRousseautoSartre:RecognitionandLoss ofSelf 10 3. FromHumetoMill:RecognitionandSelf-Control 54 4. FromKanttoHegel:Recognitionand Self-Determination 94 5. AHistoricalComparisonofRecognition:Attempt ataSystematicSummary 134 Index 177 ix © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org
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