{"product_id":"freedoms-right-axel-honneth-9780231162470","title":"Freedom's Right: The Social Foundations of Democratic Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eTheories of justice often fixate on purely normative, abstract principles unrelated to real-world situations. The philosopher and theorist Axel Honneth addresses this disconnect, and constructs a theory of justice derived from the normative claims of Western liberal-democratic societies and anchored in morally legitimate laws and institutionally established practices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHonneth's paradigm--which he terms \"a democratic ethical life\"--draws on the spirit of Hegel's Philosophy of Right and his own theory of recognition, demonstrating how concrete social spheres generate the tenets of individual freedom and a standard for what is just. Using social analysis to re-found a more grounded theory of justice, he argues that all crucial actions in Western civilization, whether in personal relationships, market-induced economic activities, or the public forum of politics, share one defining characteristic: they require the realization of a particular aspect of individual freedom. This fundamental truth informs the guiding principles of justice, enabling a wide-ranging reconsideration of its nature and application.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Axel Honneth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231162472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231162470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.50w x 1.30d","brand":"Axel Honneth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992902992127,"sku":"9780231162470","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dbec1961-1b4d-4e44-8b0e-3f5711dae5d2.jpg?v=1683321444","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/freedoms-right-axel-honneth-9780231162470","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}