The fragmented world of the social : essays in social and political philosophy /
Axel Honneth ; edited by Charles W. Wright.
- xxv, 343 pages ; 24 cm.
- SUNY series in social and political thought .
- SUNY series in social and political thought. .
"Includes Axel Honneth's book Die zerrissene Welt des Sozialen"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-324) and index.
Author's introduction: 1. The tradition of critical theory -- Domination and moral struggle: The philosophical heritage of Marxism reviewed -- Work and instrumental action: On the normative basis of critical theory -- A fragmented world: On the implicit relevance of Lukács' early work -- Critical theory -- From Adorno to Habermas: On the transformation of critical social theory -- Foucault and Adorno: Two forms of the critique of modernity -- 2. Inquiries in the French tradition of social theory -- A structuralist Rousseau: On the anthropology of Claude Lévi-Strauss -- Embodies reason: On the rediscovery of Merleau-Ponty -- The struggle for recognition: On Sartre's Theory of intersubjectivity -- Rescuing the revolution with an ontology: On Cornelius Castoriadis' Theory of society -- The fragmented world of symbolic forms: Reflections on Pierre Bourdieu's sociology of culture -- 3. Inquiries in contemporary moral theory and social philosophy -- Moral consciousness and class domination: Some problems in the analysis of hidden morality -- Pluralization and recognition: On the self-misunderstanding of postmodern social theories -- The limits of Liberalism: On the political-ethical discussion concerning communitarianism -- Integrity and disrespect: Principles of a conception of morality based on a theory of recognition -- Decentered autonomy: The subject after the fall.
0791422992 9780791422991 079142300X 9780791423004
94004921
Critical theory. Ethics. Sociology--Philosophy. Political science--Philosophy. Social sciences--Philosophy.