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Freedom's Right: The Social Foundations of Democratic Life by Axel Honneth (Hardcover, 2014)

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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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Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-13
9780231162463
eBay Product ID (ePID)
182949169

Product Key Features

Subject Area
Political Science
Author
Axel Honneth
Publication Name
Freedom's Right: the Social Foundations of Democratic Life
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
448 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Volume
13

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Axel Honneth
Series Title
New Directions in Critical Theory
Topic
Popular Philosophy
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

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