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1Deepening recognition theoryIn Miriam Bankovsky & Alice Le Goff (eds.), Recognition theory and contemporary French moral and political philosophy: reopening the dialogue, Distributed Exclusively in the Usa By Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 3-23. 2012.International audience.
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30Recognition Beyond French-German Divides: Engaging Axel HonnethCritical Horizons 22 (1): 1-4. 2021.ABSTRACT What does it mean to practice a theory of recognition within the discipline of philosophy? Across an initially acrimonious French-German divide, Axel Honneth’s effort to recognise the value of contemporary French philosophy and social theory suggests that philosophy is a self-critical, outwardly oriented, and cooperative discipline. First, mobilising the idea of recognition in his own philosophical practise has permitted Honneth to notice non-deliberative aspects of social interaction t…Read more
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42Recognition Across French-German Divides: The Social Fabric of Freedom in French TheoryCritical Horizons 22 (1): 5-28. 2021.In his recent book, Recognition: A Chapter in the History of European ideas (2021), Honneth has explained how he understands the French concept of recognition. This article places Honneth's latest interpretation in the context of his long-standing and evolving engagement with French theory over several decades. Honneth acknowledges his significant debt to a French tendency to view recognition as a problem for self-realisation (and not an opportunity). Bourdieu's and Boltanski's account of how am…Read more
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30Recognition as a Philosophical Practice: From “Warring” Attitudes to Cooperative ProjectsCritical Horizons 22 (1): 29-55. 2021.What does it mean to practice a theory of recognition within the discipline of philosophy? Across an initially acrimonious French-German divide, Axel Honneth’s effort to recognise the value of contemporary French philosophy and social theory suggests that philosophy is a self-critical, outwardly oriented, and cooperative discipline. First, mobilising the idea of recognition in his own philosophical practise has permitted Honneth to notice non-deliberative aspects of social interaction that Haber…Read more
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11This thesis examines the relation between two contrasting approaches to justice: the constructive and reconstructive projects of Rawls and Habermas on the one hand, and the deconstructive projects of Levinas and Derrida on the other. First, I identify the central difference between the two projects, reconstructing each account of justice as it develops in relation to Kants practical philosophy. I then argue that the two projects are complementary. [New Paragraph] Whilst Rawls and Habermas empha…Read more
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73Excusing Economic Envy: On Injustice and ImpotenceJournal of Applied Philosophy 35 (2): 257-279. 2018.From the Ancient Greeks, through medieval Christian doctrine, and into the modern age, philosophers have long held envy to be irrational, a position that increasingly accompanies the political view that envy is not a justification for redistributing material goods. After defining the features of envy, and considering two arguments in favour of its irrationality, this article opposes the dominant philosophical and political consensus. It does so by deploying Rawls's much-ignored concept of ‘excus…Read more
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42The future of critical theory between reason and powerThesis Eleven 120 (1): 26-42. 2014.Amy Allen presents Adorno’s and Horkheimer’s Dialectic of Enlightenment as a productive movement between a commitment to the project of reason and a sensitivity to the effects on reason of power and domination. Agreeing with the thrust of her paper, my response considers two questions that Allen’s paper opens up. The first asks how individuals might seek emancipation through reason, knowing that their reason cannot transcend contexts of power. The second asks how best to practise critical theory…Read more
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55Carolyn D'Cruz, Identity Politics in Deconstruction: Calculating with the IncalculableCritical Horizons 11 (1): 149-155. 2010.
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Justice-to-come in the work of Axel Honneth and Nancy FraserIn Miriam Bankovsky & Alice Le Goff (eds.), Recognition theory and contemporary French moral and political philosophy: reopening the dialogue, Distributed Exclusively in the Usa By Palgrave Macmillan. 2012.
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22The time(s) of our livesThesis Eleven 120 (1): 3-9. 2014.This paper examines Castoriadis’ concept of time as ontological creation in relation to the activation of the project of autonomy. We argue that since Castoriadis presents as a practitioner of the creation of time as radical autonomous thinking, this is the standpoint from which to assess his claims. Through an examination of Castoriadis’ claim that the practice of autonomy depends upon it being activated by a willing singularity who accepts the Chaos of society and of the world, we argue that C…Read more
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32Recognition theory and contemporary French moral and political philosophy: reopening the dialogue (edited book)distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan. 2012.The revival of recognition theory has brought new energy to critical theory. In general terms, recognition theory aims to critically evaluate social structures against a standard of social freedom identified with norms of interaction which are freely recognized by all parties. Until now, attention has primarily focused on the categories and forms of recognition theory. However, the influence of contemporary French theory upon the development of theories of recognition has not yet received the co…Read more
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1Deepening critical theory : French contributions to theories of recognitionIn Miriam Bankovsky & Alice Le Goff (eds.), Recognition theory and contemporary French moral and political philosophy: reopening the dialogue, Distributed Exclusively in the Usa By Palgrave Macmillan. 2012.
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118Social justice: Defending Rawls’ theory of justice against Honneth’s objectionsPhilosophy and Social Criticism 37 (1): 95-118. 2011.This article argues that Honneth’s ‘plural conception of justice’, founded on a theory of recognition, does not succeed in distancing itself from Rawls’ liberal theory of justice. The article develops its argument by evaluating three major objections to Rawls’ liberalism raised by Honneth in his recent articles on justice: namely, first, that the parties responsible for choosing principles of justice are too individualistic and their practical reasoning too instrumentalist; second, that by takin…Read more
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2Anne-Marie Dillens, ed., Le Pluralisme des Valeurs: entre particulier et universel Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 24 (6): 407-409. 2004.
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5Jacques Derrida and Elisabeth Roudinesco, For What Tomorrow...: A Dialogue Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 26 (1): 18-20. 2006.