Philosopher

Axel Honneth

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.

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Life: b. 18 July 1949 — living
Country: Germany
Period: Contemporary
School: Frankfurt School, Critical theory
Affiliation: Columbia University · Goethe University Frankfurt
Areas: Social philosophy, Political philosophy, Moral philosophy
Major works: The Struggle for Recognition (1992)
Reification (2005)
Freedom's Right (2011)
The Idea of Socialism (2015)
Key concepts: Recognition, Disrespect, Reification, Social pathology

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