Recognition Theory and Contemporary French Moral and Political Philosophy

Reopening the Dialogue

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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The revival of recognition theory has brought new energy to critical theory. In general terms, recognition theory aims to critically evaluate social structures against a standard of social freedom identified with norms of interaction which are freely recognised by all parties. Until now, attention has primarily focused on the categories and forms of recognition theory. However, the influence of contemporary French theory upon the development of theories of recognition has not yet received the consideration it merits. The book takes up this task. With chapters by internationally recognised authors, the collection outlines the current state of recognition theory, studies the impact of French theory, and uses French thought to identity aspects of the recognitive process which are often overlooked. Exploring French accounts of agonistic identity construction, vulnerability, power, ethical obligation and reflexive theory construction, this book supports the intentions of critical theory with heightened attentiveness to oppression in all of its forms.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-01-01
Mått156 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt564 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieReappraising the Political
Antal sidor264
FörlagManchester University Press
ISBN9780719083563

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Part I: French contributions to recognition theory1. Deepening critical theory: French contributions to theories of recognitionMiriam Bankovsky and Alice Le Goff2. The relevance of contemporary French philosophy for a theory of recognition: An interviewAxel Honneth, interviewed by Miriam BankovskyPart II: Agonistic identity construction3. Impossible recognition: Lacan, Butler, ZizekCatherine Malabou4. The politics of suffering and recognition: Foucault contra HonnethLois McNay5. Sartre and Honneth on conflict and recognitionAlice Le Goff6. Tully, Foucault and agonistic struggles over recognitonDavid OwenPart III: Embodiment and vulnerability7. The theory of social action in Merleau-Ponty and HonnethJean-Philippe Deranty8. Between gender and subjectivity: Iris Marion Young on the phenomenology of lived experienceMarie GarrauPart IV: Systematic oppression and the productivity of power9. Conflicts of recognition and critical sociologyChristian Lazzeri10. Systematic misrecognition and the practice of critique: Bourdieu, Boltanski and the role of critical theoryRobin CelikatesPart V: Justice-to-come: questioning equality and the presumption of finality11. Habermas and Derrida on recognising the otherIsabelle Aubert12. Honneth, Lyotard, LevinasJean-Michel Salanskis13. Justice-to-come in the work of Axel Honneth and Nancy FraserMiriam BankovskyReferences

This volume may help to answer a charge, frequently levelled against the theory of recognition, namely that it is nothing more than a theory of minority rights or differentiated citizenship dressed up in fancy Hegelian costume."This collection will interest anyone involved in ongoing debates about the development of theories of recognition. Each chapter is of exemplary theoretical and rhetorical quality; collectively they constitute a valuable intervention across those areas of moral and political philosophy, social theory and anthropology that converge under this interdisciplinary banner."(Jared Holley, Political Studies Review Volume 12, Issue 3, September 2014)