TY - JOUR AU - Ivković, Marjan PY - 2017/03/09 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Habermasian Foundations and Aims of Axel Honneth's Theory of Recognition JF - Ideias JA - Ideias VL - 7 IS - 2 SE - DO - 10.20396/ideias.v7i2.8649498 UR - https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/ideias/article/view/8649498 SP - 99-122 AB - <div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>The paper reconstructs Axel Honneth's theoretical evolution as a complex interrogation of Habermasian critical theory, arguing against a misconception that Honneth tries to “supersede” Habermas' perspective through an essentialist and reductionist social philosophy, and pointing out that Honneth's theory retains a “Habermasian” tension between two imperatives: attaining post-metaphysical normative foundations and articulating a “diagnostic” social critique. The paper concludes that Honneth's recent works exhibit a systems-theoretic sensitivity, which suggests that Honneth's “dialogue” with Habermas continues. </span></p></div></div></div> ER -