From reciprocal recognition to a society that is properly ‘social’: on Axel Honneth’s recent work

This paper addresses Axel Honneth's recent endeavors to defend his theory of justice, broadly described in Freedom's right (2011) as an analysis of society. The paper begins by exposing Honneth's model as a theory of institutional intersubjectivity rather than a theory of the struggle...

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Autor: de Souza, Luiz Gustavo da Cunha
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repositorio:Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/29445
Acceso en línea:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/civitas/article/view/29445
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Reciprocal recognition. Institutional intersubjectivity. Social freedom. Socialism. Struggle for recognition.
Reconhecimento recíproco. Intersubjetividade institucional. Liberdade social. Socialismo. Luta por reconhecimento.
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Sumario:This paper addresses Axel Honneth's recent endeavors to defend his theory of justice, broadly described in Freedom's right (2011) as an analysis of society. The paper begins by exposing Honneth's model as a theory of institutional intersubjectivity rather than a theory of the struggle for recognition. This model, however, was subject of criticism due to its supposedly acceptance of the social order of capitalistic market economy. In order to defend it from such objections, Honneth (2016) exposes the normative core of the socialist ideals as a version of social freedom. Finally, he presents a distinction between two forms of political intervention: an internal and an external struggle for recognition – and asserts the advantages of the former.