There is no normative concept more appealing today than the idea of individual freedom. Political party manifestos are drawn up, legal reforms are defended, military interventions are undertaken, even decisions in personal relationships are justified â all in the name of individual freedom. But our understanding of freedom is impoverished if we try to grasp its essence merely in terms of the subjective rights of the individual. In his new book, Axel Honneth shows that we still have a lot to learn from the tradition of philosophy about a rational concept of freedom. Honneth begins by re-examining the work of Hegel and Marx in order to clarify the concept of freedom. He then explores various social problem areas in which the ideals of freedom are directly confronted by contemporary obstacles. Honneth ends by examining potential forces which could give new impetus to our struggle for freedom. This new book by one of the leading social and political philosophers writing today will be of great interest to students and scholars of philosophy, political theory, social theory, and the social sciences and humanities generally.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Part I: Forms of Social Freedom
- 1. The Depths of RecognitionâThe legacy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 2. On the Poverty of Our FreedomâRelevance and limits of the Hegelian ethical system
- 3. The Normativity of Ethical Life
- 4. Hegel and MarxâA reassessment after one century
- 5. Economy or Society?âThe greatness and limits of Marxâs theory of capitalism
- 6. Three, Not Two, Concepts of LibertyâA proposal to enlarge our moral self-understanding
- Part II: Deformations of Social Freedom
- 7. The Diseases of SocietyâApproaching a nearly impossible concept
- 8. Education and the Democratic Public SphereâA neglected chapter of political philosophy
- 9. Democracy and the Division of LaborâA blind spot in political philosophy
- 10. ChildhoodâInconsistencies in our liberal imagination
- Part III: Sources of Social Freedom
- 11. Denaturalizations of the LifeworldâOn the threefold use of the humanities
- 12. Is There an Emancipatory Interest?âAn attempt to answer critical theoryâs most fundamental question
- 13. A History of Moral Self-CorrectionâTracing European solidarity
- Index
- End User License Agreement
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