Acknowledgements p. vi Introduction: Against Recognition p. 1 1 Recognition and Misrecognition in the Psyche p. 24 2 The Politics of Recognition p. 61 3 Narrative and Recognition p. 96 4 Recognition and Redistribution p. 126 5 Beyond Recognition: Identity and Agency p. 162 Notes…
In this book, Lois McNay argues that the insights of the recognition theorists are undercut by their reliance on an inadequate account of power.
"The idea of the struggle for recognition features prominently in the work of various thinkers from Charles Taylor and Jurgen Habermas to Axel Honneth and Nancy Fraser who are concerned with the centrality of issues of identity in modern society. In differing ways, these thinker…
In this book, Lois McNay argues that the insights of the recognition theorists are undercut by their reliance on an inadequate account of power.
"The idea of the struggle for recognition features prominently in the work of various thinkers from Charles Taylor and Jurgen Habermas to Axel Honneth and Nancy Fraser who are concerned with the centrality of issues of identity in modern society. In differing ways, these thinker…
"The idea of the struggle for recognition features prominently in the work of various thinkers from Charles Taylor and Jurgen Habermas to Axel Honneth and Nancy Fraser who are concerned with the centrality of issues of identity in modern society. In differing ways, these thinker…
Recognition is one of the most debated concepts in contemporary social and political thought. Its proponents, such as Axel Honneth, hold that to be recognized by others is a basic human need that is central to forming an identity, and the denial of recognition deprives individua…