Recognition or Disagreement: A Critical Encounter on the Politics of Freedom, Equality, and Identity

by Jacques Rancière and Axel Honneth

Book Overview

Axel Honneth is best known for his critique of modern society centered on a concept of recognition. Jacques Ranci re has advanced an influential theory of modern politics based on disagreement. Underpinning their thought is a concern for the logics of exclusion and domination that structure contemporary societies. In a rare dialogue, these two philosophers explore the affinities and tensions between their perspectives to provoke new ideas for social...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023117716X
• ISBN13: 9780231177160
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher