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Carl-Göran Heidegren

Carl-Göran Heidegren

Professor emeritus

Carl-Göran Heidegren

Anthropology, Social Theory and Politics. Axel Honneth's Theory of Recognition

Author

  • Carl-Göran Heidegren

Summary, in English

The article presents and discusses Axel Honneth's theory of recognition as a specific constellation, i.e. as a theoretical endeavour spanning over and interrelating positions in the fields of anthropology, social theory, and politics. As essential components in this constellation is discerned an anthropology of recognition, a social philosophy of different forms of recognition, a morality of recognition, a theory of democratic ethical life as a social ideal, and a notion of political democracy as an ambitious reflexive form of social cooperation. A tentative attempt is also made to elucidate the motivational history that underlies and animates Honneth's theoretical endeavour and accounts for its specific 'spirit'.

Department/s

  • Sociology

Publishing year

2002

Language

English

Pages

433-446

Publication/Series

Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy

Volume

45

Issue

4

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Routledge

Topic

  • Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)

Keywords

  • anthropology of transcendence
  • constellation
  • motivational history
  • recognition
  • Axel Honneth
  • pluralistic ethics
  • sociologi
  • sociology

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0020-174X