Renault, Emmanuel, 1967-

The experience of injustice : a theory of recognition / Emmanuel Renault ; translated by Richard A. Lynch - New York : Columbia University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource - New directions in critical theory .



Intro; Table of Contents; Translator's Note; Preface; Introduction: Political Philosophy and the Clinic of Injustice; Part I: Injustice and the Denial of Recognition; 1. Social Movements and Critique of Politics; 2. The Aporias of Social Justice; 3. The Institutions of Injustice; Part II: The Politics of Identity and Politics in Identity; 4. Identity as the Experience of Injustice; 5. A Defense of Identity Politics; Part III: Social Suffering; 6. Social Critique as a Voice for Suffering; 7. Recognition and Psychic Suffering; Conclusion: Critique as a Voice Against Injustice; Notes; Index.

In The Experience of Injustice, the French philosopher Emmanuel Renault opens an important new chapter in critical theory. Inspired by Axel Honneth, Renault argues that a radicalized version of Honneth's ethics of recognition can provide a systematic alternative to the liberal-democratic projects of such thinkers as Rawls and Habermas.



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Social justice.
Identity politics.
Suffering--Social aspects.


Electronic Books.

HM671 / .E974 2019