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Discover 'The Pathologies of Individual Freedom,' a transformative exploration of Hegel's social theory brought to life by the renowned philosopher Axel Honneth. This compelling trade paperback, published by Princeton University Press, reinterprets Hegel's Philosophy of Right, challenging prevailing liberal paradigms of social justice as established by thinkers like Rawls and Habermas. Honneth delves deeply into the psychological repercussions of an excessive focus on individual freedom, shedding light on the loneliness, emptiness, and depression that can arise from such pursuits. He articulates a crucial concept: true self-realization does not occur in isolation but through shared endeavors within ethical institutions, including the family, civil society, and the state. By emphasizing communicative freedom, Honneth provides an insightful framework to understand justice in a societal context, affirming that a just society must ensure all individuals have equal chances to engage in meaningful collaborative projects. With its profound insights and philosophical rigor, this book is essential for students and scholars of philosophy, political science, and social theory. **Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.**
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691171371
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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This is a penetrating reinterpretation and defense of Hegel's social theory as an alternative to reigning liberal notions of social justice. The eminent German philosopher Axel Honneth rereads Hegel's Philosophy of Right to show how it diagnoses the pathologies of the overcommitment to individual freedom that Honneth says underlies the ideas of Rawls and Habermas alike. Honneth argues that Hegel's theory contains an account of the psychological damage caused by placing too much emphasis on personal and moral freedom. Although these freedoms are crucial to the achievement of justice, they are insufficient and in themselves leave people vulnerable to loneliness, emptiness, and depression. Hegel argues that people must also find their freedom or "self-realization" through shared projects. Such projects involve the three institutions of ethical life--family, civil society, and the state--and provide the arena of a crucial third kind of freedom, which Honneth calls "communicative" freedom. A society is just only if it gives all of its members sufficient and equal opportunity to realize communicative freedom as well as personal and moral freedom.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691171371
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Description:
This is a penetrating reinterpretation and defense of Hegel's social theory as an alternative to reigning liberal notions of social justice. The eminent German philosopher Axel Honneth rereads Hegel's Philosophy of Right to show how it diagnoses the pathologies of the overcommitment to individual freedom that Honneth says underlies the ideas of Rawls and Habermas alike. Honneth argues that Hegel's theory contains an account of the psychological damage caused by placing too much emphasis on personal and moral freedom. Although these freedoms are crucial to the achievement of justice, they are insufficient and in themselves leave people vulnerable to loneliness, emptiness, and depression. Hegel argues that people must also find their freedom or "self-realization" through shared projects. Such projects involve the three institutions of ethical life--family, civil society, and the state--and provide the arena of a crucial third kind of freedom, which Honneth calls "communicative" freedom. A society is just only if it gives all of its members sufficient and equal opportunity to realize communicative freedom as well as personal and moral freedom.