Axel Honneth is best known for his critique of modern society
centered on a concept of recognition. Jacques Ranciere has advanced
an influential theory of modern politics based on disagreement.
Underpinning their thought is a concern for the logics of exclusion
and domination that structure contemporary societies. In a rare
dialogue, these two philosophers explore the affinities and
tensions between their perspectives to provoke new ideas for social
and political change. Honneth sees modern society as a field in
which the logic of recognition provides individuals with increasing
possibilities for freedom and is a constant catalyst for
transformation. Ranciere sees the social as a policing order and
the political as a force that must radically assert equality.
Honneth claims Ranciere's conception of the political lies outside
of actual historical societies and involves a problematic desire
for egalitarianism. Ranciere argues that Honneth's theory of
recognition relies on an overly substantial conception of identity
and subjectivity. While impassioned, their exchange seeks to
advance critical theory's political project by reconciling the rift
between German and French post-Marxist traditions and proposing new
frameworks for justice.
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