Bound by recognition /
In an era of heightened concern about injustice in relations of identity and difference, political theorists often prescribe equal recognition as a remedy for the ills of subordination. Drawing on the philosophy of Hegel, they envision a system of reciprocal knowledge and esteem, in which the affirm...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2003.
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| Summary: | In an era of heightened concern about injustice in relations of identity and difference, political theorists often prescribe equal recognition as a remedy for the ills of subordination. Drawing on the philosophy of Hegel, they envision a system of reciprocal knowledge and esteem, in which the affirming glance of others lets everyone be who they really are. This book challenges the equation of recognition with justice. Patchen Markell mines neglected strands of the concept's genealogy and reconstructs an unorthodox interpretation of Hegel, who, in the unexpected company of Sophocles, Aristotle, Arendt, and others, reveals why recognition's promised satisfactions are bound to disappoint, and even to stifle. --From publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 284 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-276) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400825875 1400825873 9780691113814 0691113815 9780691113821 0691113823 1282087789 9781282087781 9786612087783 6612087781 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |