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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778482203321

Autore

Anderson Sybol Cook

Titolo

Hegel's theory of recognition [[electronic resource] ] : from oppression to ethical liberal modernity / / Sybol Cook Anderson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2009

ISBN

1-282-29699-X

9786612296994

1-4411-4742-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Collana

Continuum studies in philosophy

Disciplina

323.101

Soggetti

Recognition (Philosophy)

Ethics, Modern - 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [202]-206) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : redeeming recognition -- Oppression reconsidered -- Misrecognition as oppression -- Overcoming oppression : the limits of toleration -- Beyond toleration : toward a concept of recognition -- Hegel's theory of recognition in the Phenomenology : recognitive understanding and freedom -- Recognition in the Philosophy of right : particularity and its right -- Winning the right of particularity : recognizing difference in ethical life -- Conclusion : Hegel, recognition, and ethical liberal modernity.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a significant and timely study of Hegel's social theory - there has been a resurgence of scholarly interest in Hegel in recent years. Since the 1960's 'New Left' emancipatory movements have claimed that women, ethnic minorities, gays and lesbians, and other groups are oppressed. Some liberal theorists have treated their demands for equality as matters of toleration, of securing by law the equal treatment of cultures and conceptions of the good. However, much more is involved. Also at stake are conceptions of identity differences that inform social practices and perpetuate inequalities...