Beyond communication : : a critical study of Axel Honneth's social philosophy / / by Jean-Philippe Deranty.

• Author: Deranty, Jean-Philippe.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : Brill,, 2009.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Social and Critical Theory 7.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (512 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Few thinkers have made such significant contribution to social and political thinking over the last three decades as Axel Honneth. His theory of recognition has rejuvenated the political vocabulary and allowed Critical Theory to move beyond Habermas. Beyond Communication is the first full-scale study of Honneth’s work, covering the whole range of his writings, from his first sociological articles to the latest publications. By relocating the theory of recognition within the tradition of European social theory, the book exposes the full depth and breadth of Honneth’s philosophical intervention. The book will be an indispensable resource for anyone interested in contemporary philosophy and the social sciences.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / J-P Dr. Deranty -- Introduction / J-P Dr. Deranty -- Chapter One. Honneths Marx. Social Action And Human Nature (1), And First Articles / J-P Dr. Deranty -- Chapter Two. Immanent Critique Of First Generation Critical Theory Critique Of Power (1) And Early Articles On Critical Theory / J-P Dr. Deranty -- Chapter Three. The Critique Of Habermas. Critique Of Power (2), Social Action And Human Nature (2), Critical Reconstructions Of Habermas / J-P Dr. Deranty -- Chapter Four. Philosophical Anthropology Of Practical Intersubjectivity. Social Action And Human Nature (3), And Writings On Intersubjectivity / J-P Dr. Deranty -- Chapter Five. Honneths Hegel. The Struggle For Recognition (1) And Suffering From Indeterminacy / J-P Dr. Deranty -- Chapter Six. Meads Social Psychology / J-P Dr. Deranty -- Chapter Seven. The Three Spheres Of Recognition / J-P Dr. Deranty -- Chapter Eight. Social Philosophy As Critical Theory / J-P Dr. Deranty -- Chapter Nine. Social Philosophy As Social Theory / J-P Dr. Deranty -- Chapter Ten. The Morality Of Recognition / J-P Dr. Deranty -- Chapter Eleven. The Political Theory Of Recognition / J-P Dr. Deranty -- Chapter Twelve. Recognition After Mead: The Recent Writings / J-P Dr. Deranty -- Conclusion. Recognition Or Interaction? / J-P Dr. Deranty -- Bibliography / J-P Dr. Deranty -- Index Of Names / J-P Dr. Deranty -- Index Of Subjects / J-P Dr. Deranty.