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Third generation of critical theory — Columbia University
Columbia University · Goethe University Frankfurt · Germany · d. 18 July 1949
The German philosopher who reads social conflict as a 'struggle for recognition'. He directed the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt for many years.
For twenty-five years Elizabeth Anderson has been filed under 'equality'. Read her books in order and a different subject appears: who is in a position to give orders, and on what terms. It is a question that algorithmic management has made unavoidable.
Axel Honneth, Philippe Van Parijs, Elizabeth Anderson
The philosopher who carries the Frankfurt School's inheritance argues that behind social conflict lies an invisible demand: recognition. In his recent work he has taken that framework into working life, asking whether democracy can be learnt on the job.
Axel Honneth
