{"product_id":"the-poverty-of-our-freedom-essays-2012-2019-hardback-9781509556328","title":"The Poverty of Our Freedom; Essays 2012 - 2019 (Hardback) 9781509556328","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Poverty of Our Freedom\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEssays 2012 - 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAxel Honneth (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509556328, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 June 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 14.5 x 2.8 cm, 0.567 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This collection of superbly translated essays demonstrates once again that Axel Honneth is not only an academic philosopher of the first rank but also a public intellectual of international significance. The astounding range of essays included here – on topics from the contradictions in our understanding of childhood to the history of European solidarity to the relation between education and democracy – will be of supreme interest to philosophers and non-philosophers alike who have some inkling of the poverty of both our dominant conceptions of freedom and of the social institutions that are grounded in them.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eFrederick Neuhouser, Barnard College, Columbia University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"These powerful and incisive essays are a major contribution to the contemporary struggle against fetishized conceptions of individual freedom. Their relevance in a world trying desperately to escape the impasse of neoliberalism is clear.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRaymond Geuss, Professor (Emeritus), University of Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Honneth's writing is excellent, and he presents conceptually dense topics in an accessible manner.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFilozofia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This collection stands as a powerful demonstration of Honneth's lasting scholarly legacy, offering invaluable insights into the enduring relevance of critical theory in navigating the complexities of modern society.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Political Theory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThere is no normative concept more appealing today than the idea of individual freedom. Political party manifestos are drawn up, legal reforms are defended, military interventions are undertaken, even decisions in personal relationships are justified – all in the name of individual freedom. But our understanding of freedom is impoverished if we try to grasp its essence merely in terms of the subjective rights of the individual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his new book, Axel Honneth shows that we still have a lot to learn from the tradition of philosophy about a rational concept of freedom. Honneth begins by re-examining the work of Hegel and Marx in order to clarify the concept of freedom. He then explores various social problem areas in which the ideals of freedom are directly confronted by contemporary obstacles. Honneth ends by examining potential forces which could give new impetus to our struggle for freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new book by one of the leading social and political philosophers writing today will be of great interest to students and scholars of philosophy, political theory, social theory, and the social sciences and humanities generally.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Forms of Social Freedom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Depths of Recognition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe legacy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. On the Poverty of Our Freedom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRelevance and limits of the Hegelian ethical system\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. The Normativity of Ethical Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Hegel and Marx\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA reassessment after one century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Economy or Society?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe greatness and limits of Marx’s theory of capitalism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. Three, Not Two Concepts of Liberty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA proposal to enlarge our moral self-understanding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart II: Deformations of Social Freedom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. The Diseases of Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApproaching a nearly impossible concept\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. Education and the Democratic Public Sphere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA neglected chapter of political philosophy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. Democracy and the Division of Labour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA blind spot in political philosophy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. Childhood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInconsistencies in our liberal imagination\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart III. Sources of Social Freedom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. Denaturalizations of the Lifeworld\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the threefold use of the humanities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12. Is There an Emancipatory Interest?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn attempt to answer critical theory's most fundamental question\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. 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