Recognition and Freedom

Download or read book Recognition and Freedom written by Jonas Jakobsen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recognition and Freedom brings together leading international scholars to discuss the political thought of the social philosopher Axel Honneth. In addition to providing an introduction to Honneth’s political thought, the book examines topics such as education, solidarity, multiculturalism, agonism, neo-liberalism and the ways in which these issues challenge core aspects of liberal democracies. The book includes an interview with Axel Honneth in the light of his most recent work, Freedom’s Right, as well as an essay by him previously unpublished in English.