The Struggle for Recognition

Axel Honneth is a professor of philosophy at both the University of Frankfurt and Columbia University. He is also director of the Institut für Sozialforschung in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Translator's Note. Translator's Introduction.
Preface.
Introduction.
Part I: An Alternative Tradition in Modern Social Theory: Hegel's Original Idea:.
1. The Struggle for Self-Preservation.
2. Crime and Ethical Life.
3. The Struggle for Recognition.
Part II: A Systematic Renewal: The Structure of Social Relations of Recognition:.
4. Recognition and Socialization.
5. Patterns of Intersubjective Recognition.
6. Personal Identity and Disrespect.
Part III: Social-philosophical Perspectives: Morality and Societal Development:.
7. Traces of a Tradition in Social Philosophy.
8. Disrespect and Resistance.
9. Intersubjective Conditions for Personal Integrity.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.

* A major contribution to scholarship on Hegel, moral philosophy and critical theory* An original approach from a well known author, moving smoothly between philosophy and social theory* Draws together a wide variety of themes and concerns. .

"Honneth's book casts a flood of light on what has been an area of darkness, the place where the philosophical tradition and modern politics meet and interweave. Since neither is really comprehensible without the other, this work is essential reading for those who would understand either. It is a pathbreaking study, which ought to be at the center of the debate for many years to come."
-- Charles Taylor, McGill University
"This is a most remarkable book. The exposition and critical discussion are conducted with exemplary clarity. It may change intellectual lives; it will certainly attract a great deal of attention for many years to come."
--William Outhwaite, University of Sussex
"Honneth's book casts a flood of light on what has been an area ofdarkness, the place where the philosophical tradition and modernpolitics meet and interweave. Since neither is really comprehensiblewithout the other, this work is essential reading for those who wouldunderstand either. It is a pathbreaking study, which ought to be atthe center of the debate for many years to come." Charles Taylor , McGill University "This is a most remarkable book. The exposition and criticaldiscussion are conducted with exemplary clarity. It may changeintellectual lives; it will certainly attract a great deal ofattention for many years to come." William Outhwaite , University of Sussex