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Freedom's Right: The Social Foundations of Democratic Life

By Axel Honneth

Book information

Publisher
Polity Press
Year
2014
ISBN
0745669425, 9780745669427
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2718486 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
424\423
Time added
2021-05-07 16:31:22

Description

The theory of justice is one of the most intensely debated areas of contemporary philosophy. Here, Axel 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 make up what he terms "democratic ethical life". Contents Preface Introduction: A Theory of Justice as an Analysis of Society Part I: Historical Background: The Right to Freedom 1 Negative Freedom and the Social Contract 2 Reflexive Freedom and its Conception of Justice 3 Social Freedom and the Doctrine of Ethical Life Transition: The Idea of Democratic Ethical Life Part II: The Possibility of Freedom 4 Legal Freedom 5 Moral Freedom Part III: The Reality of Freedom 6 Social Freedom Notes Index

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