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Freedom's Right: The Social Foundations of Democratic Life

Freedom's Right: The Social Foundations of Democratic Life

Honneth, Axel

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Series: New Directions in Critical Theory, Book 13

PhilosophyGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 0231162472
ISBN13: 9780231162470
Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
Published: Dec 15 2015
Pages: 448
Weight: 1.30
Height: 1.30 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.70
Language: English

Theories of justice often fixate on purely normative, abstract principles unrelated to real-world situations. The philosopher and theorist Axel Honneth addresses this disconnect, and constructs a theory of justice derived from the normative claims of Western liberal-democratic societies and anchored in morally legitimate laws and institutionally established practices.

Honneth's paradigm--which he terms a democratic ethical life--draws on the spirit of Hegel's Philosophy of Right and his own theory of recognition, demonstrating how concrete social spheres generate the tenets of individual freedom and a standard for what is just. Using social analysis to re-found a more grounded theory of justice, he argues that all crucial actions in Western civilization, whether in personal relationships, market-induced economic activities, or the public forum of politics, share one defining characteristic: they require the realization of a particular aspect of individual freedom. This fundamental truth informs the guiding principles of justice, enabling a wide-ranging reconsideration of its nature and application.

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