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The theory of justice is one of the most intensely debated areas of contemporary philosophy. Most theories of justice, however, have only attained their high level of justification at great cost. By focusing on purely normative, abstract principles, they become detached from the sphere that constitutes their “field of application” - namely, social reality. Axel Honneth proposes a different approach. He seeks to derive the currently definitive criteria of social justice directly from the normative claims that have developed within Western liberal democratic societies. These criteria and these claims together make up what he terms “democratic ethical life”: a system of morally legitimate norms that are not only legally anchored, but also institutionally established. Honneth justifies this far-reaching endeavour by demonstrating that all... The EPUB format of this title may not be compatible for use on all handheld devices.

Author

Axel Honneth

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780745669434

Subjects

History, Sociology, Philosophy