Debating Critical Theory

Julia Christis a permanent researcher in philosophy at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, France.Kristina Lepoldis assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany.Daniel Loickis associate professor of political and social philosophy at the University of Amsterdam. Titus Stahlis assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.

• Julia Christ, Kristina Lepold, Daniel Loick, Titus Stahl: Debating Critical Theory. An IntroductionSection I: CritiqueChapter 1: Raymond Geuss: Realism, Yet AgainChapter 2: Rainer Forst: Kantian Republicanism vs. the Neo-Republican Machine: The Meaning and Practice of Political AutonomyChapter 3: Sally Haslanger: Taking a Stand: Second-Order Social Pathologies or First-Order CritiqueChapter 4: Martin Saar: Immanent Normativity and the Fact of Domination: Notes on “Immanent Critique”Chapter 5: Didier Fassin: Moral Economy – A Critical Reappraisal Chapter 6: Robin Celikates: Radical Civility. Social Struggles and the Domestication of DissentSection II: RecognitionChapter 7: Frederick Neuhouser: Rousseau on the Nature of Social InequalityChapter 8: Martin Hartmann: Repressive Empathy? A Plea for ContextualizationChapter 9: Joel Whitebook: On Human SociabilitySection III: Social FreedomChapter 10: Bruno Karsenti: Ethical Life and Anomy. From Social Philosophy to Sociology of the St

If Critical Theory and the so-called Frankfurt School should not be understood as a school with a headmaster, but rather as a cooperative project and a context of discussion, this volume is an impressive proof of both: the cooperative character of the enterprise as well as the immense philosophical inspiration emanating from Axel Honneth’s work. It is the open-mindedness of his philosophical attitude that results in the most productive encounter and ensures that the theoretical enterprise aimed at conceptualizing and criticizing the societies we live in will continue on in so many voices.