There is no normative concept more appealing today than the idea of
individual freedom. Political party manifestos are drawn up, legal
reforms are defended, military interventions are undertaken, even
decisions in personal relationships are justified – all in the
name of individual freedom. But our understanding of freedom is
impoverished if we try to grasp its essence merely in terms of the
subjective rights of the individual. In his new book, Axel Honneth
shows that we still have a lot to learn from the tradition of
philosophy about a rational concept of freedom. Honneth begins by
re-examining the work of Hegel and Marx in order to clarify the
concept of freedom. He then explores various social problem areas
in which the ideals of freedom are directly confronted by
contemporary obstacles. Honneth ends by examining potential forces
which could give new impetus to our struggle for freedom. This new
book by one of the leading social and political philosophers
writing today will be of great interest to students and scholars of
philosophy, political theory, social theory, and the social
sciences and humanities generally.
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