Redistribution Or Recognition?: A Political-philosophical Exchange

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Verso, 2003 - Philosophy - 276 pages
"Recognition" has become a veritable keyword of our time, but its relation to economic "redistribution" remains untheorized. This volume remedies the lacuna by staging a debate between two philosophers, one North American, the other European, who hold different views of the matter. Highly attuned to contemporary politics, the exchange between Nancy Fraser and Axel Honneth constitutes a rigorous dialogue on moral philosophy, social theory, and the best way to conceptualize capitalist society.
 

Contents

Redistribution Recognition and Participation
7
On Class and Status
48
Institutionalizing
70
A Response
110
The Capitalist Recognition Order and Conflicts
135
Recognition and Social Justice
160
A Rejoinder to
237
Social Integration
248
On the Limits
256
Index
269
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Nancy Fraser is Loeb Professor of Philosophy and Politics at the New School for Social Research, Einstein Fellow of the city of Berlin, and holder of the "Global Justice" Chair at the Collège d'études mondiales in Paris. Her books include Redistribution or Recognition ; Adding Insult to Injury ; Scales of Justice ; Justice Interruptus ; and Unruly Practices.

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