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Freedom's Right : The Social Foundations of Democratic Life, Paperback / softback Book

Freedom's Right : The Social Foundations of Democratic Life Paperback / softback

Part of the New Directions in Critical Theory series

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Theories of justice often fixate on purely normative, abstract principles unrelated to real-world situations.

The philosopher and theorist Axel Honneth addresses this disconnect, and constructs a theory of justice derived from the normative claims of Western liberal-democratic societies and anchored in morally legitimate laws and institutionally established practices.

Honneth's paradigm-which he terms "a democratic ethical life"-draws on the spirit of Hegel's Philosophy of Right and his own theory of recognition, demonstrating how concrete social spheres generate the tenets of individual freedom and a standard for what is just.

Using social analysis to re-found a more grounded theory of justice, he argues that all crucial actions in Western civilization, whether in personal relationships, market-induced economic activities, or the public forum of politics, share one defining characteristic: they require the realization of a particular aspect of individual freedom.

This fundamental truth informs the guiding principles of justice, enabling a wide-ranging reconsideration of its nature and application.

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