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Reification / Verdinglichung
A Study in Recognition Theory
In the spring of 2005, Axel Honneth, the most important representative of the young generation of the Frankfurt School, held the renowned Tanner Lectures at the University of Berkeley.
The subject he chose was a key concept in 19th and 20th century philosophy, one without which the entire tradition of social critique and contemporary political philosophy would be quite inconceivable, namely reification. Axel Honneth undertook to update the concept, the primary...
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In the spring of 2005, Axel Honneth, the most important representative of the young generation of the Frankfurt School, held the renowned Tanner Lectures at the University of Berkeley.
The subject he chose was a key concept in 19th and 20th century philosophy, one without which the entire tradition of social critique and contemporary political philosophy would be quite inconceivable, namely reification. Axel Honneth undertook to update the concept, the primary understanding of which dates back to the thought of Georg Lukács.
Although we intuitively believe that we know what this concept means in everyday life, on closer inspection its substantive meaning seems blurred. In the context of the debate on pornography, for example, that is talk of the reification or objectification of women, while in quite different contexts the talk is of the reification of nature, whereby the normative point of reference is far from clear. Axel Honneth redefines the concept of reification as a concept for critical philosophy. His central hypothesis is that we should always speak of reification if in our relationship to the world those components of prior recognition get lost that form the basis of our cognition and also our entire social life.
By means of such a concept of reification reformulated in light of recognition theory and backed up by developmental psychology, the term can then be brought to bear in relation to questions of social theory. Honneth has authored a short book that has the feel of a political and philosophical treatise, and yet repositions philosophy as social critique.
2005, 109 pages
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Axel Honneth
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Axel Honneth, born in 1949, is Jack C. Weinstein Professor for the Humanities in the Department of Philosophy at Columbia University and the managing director of Frankfurt’s renowned Institute of Social Research.
Axel Honneth
Author
Axel Honneth, born in 1949, is Jack C. Weinstein Professor for the Humanities in the Department of Philosophy at Columbia University and the...
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Year of Publication: 2023
Axel HonnethYear of Publication: 2023
The Working Sovereign
What role does the organisation of working conditions play in securing the existence of a democratic community? Axel Honneth explores this question in his new comprehensive monograph whose...
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Year of Publication: 2020
Axel HonnethYear of Publication: 2020
The Poverty of Our Freedom
In his new book, Axel Honneth shows what more there is to learn from the philosophical tradition about a reasonable notion of freedom, what is obstructing the implementation of such a freedom and...
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Year of Publication: 2018
Axel HonnethYear of Publication: 2018
Recognition
In his new book, Axel Honneth traces the idea of recognition and the diversity of meanings it has taken on since the beginning of modernity in Europe. Referencing three powerful schools of thought...
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Year of Publication: 2015
Axel HonnethYear of Publication: 2015
The Idea of Socialism
The idea of socialism, which for the past 150 years has provided the normative foundation and historical orientation for the dissatisfaction with the conditions of life under capitalism,...
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Year of Publication: 2014
Axel HonnethYear of Publication: 2014
Vivisections of an Age
The term vivisection refers to an operation carried out on a living organism in order to understand its inner workings. In a sense, this is also a fitting description for the operations carried out...
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Year of Publication: 2011
Axel HonnethYear of Publication: 2011
Freedom's Right
Since The Struggle for Recognition, this is the first great monograph of one of today’s most significant social philosophers.
The theory of justice is one of the most...
The theory of justice is one of the most...
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Year of Publication: 2010
Axel HonnethYear of Publication: 2010
The I in We
A consolidation of his theory of recognition.
The essays at hand address classical issues while at the same time shedding light on new fields for research. The backbone of all...
The essays at hand address classical issues while at the same time shedding light on new fields for research. The backbone of all...
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Year of Publication: 2007
Axel HonnethYear of Publication: 2007
Pathology of Reason
The contributions in this collection of essays query the claims of Critical Theory, testing its limits and current relevance.
As a guide, the title essay develops the idea that members of the...
As a guide, the title essay develops the idea that members of the...
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Year of Publication: 2003
Axel HonnethYear of Publication: 2003
Invisibility
The essays collected here are meant as preliminary studies of a philosophical/historical nature for a theory of intersubjectivity.
Through a critical discussion of classical approaches,...
Through a critical discussion of classical approaches,...
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Japan (Hosei UP)
Year of Publication: 2003
Axel Honneth, Nancy FraserYear of Publication: 2003
Redistribution or Recognition
This volume moves the broad debate forward that has been taking place in the framework of political philosophy and has hinged on the concept of recognition and how it relates to theories of...
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Year of Publication: 2000
Axel HonnethYear of Publication: 2000
Disrespect
»Over the last decade, Axel Honneth has established himself as one of the leading social and political philosophers in the world today. Rooted in the tradition of critical theory, his writings have...
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Year of Publication: 1992
Axel HonnethYear of Publication: 1992
The Struggle for Recognition
»In this book Axel Honneth re-examines arguments put forward by Hegel and claims that the ›struggle for recognition‹ should be at the centre of social conflicts.«...
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Year of Publication: 1990
Axel HonnethYear of Publication: 1990
The Fragmented World of the Social
»The essays in this book weave together insights and arguments from such diverse traditions as German critical theory, French philosophy and social theory, and recent Anglo-American moral and...
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Year of Publication: 1988
Axel HonnethYear of Publication: 1988
Critique of Power
»Axel Honneth's Critique of Power is a rich interpretation of the history of critical theory, which clarifies its central problems and emphasizes the »social« factors that should provide...
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Axel Honneth Turns 75 on 18 July 2024
Suhrkamp congratulates author and philosopher Axel Honneth on his 75th birthday.News