This book brings a new perspective - mainly out of German
intellectual discussions rooted in Hegel - to bear on the problems
of equality as discussed in Anglo-American conceptions of
liberalism. Menke argues that the idea of equality is at the heart
of political modernity. At the same time, political modernity is
characterized by an attitude of critical reflection on the notion
of equality in view of its consequences for the lives of
individuals. This book explores the sources and legitimacy as well
as the limitations and problems of this attitude toward equality in
the work of such thinkers as Adorno, Habermas, Derrida, Hegel,
Luhmann, Nietzsche, Rawls, and Schmitt. Looking at key texts in
modern political philosophy, the author develops the claim that
there is a basic and irreconcilable conflict in justice: between
general demands of equality and attention to the individual. In a
debate with contemporary Anglo-American liberal philosophy's
concepts of rights, the political process is thereby understood as
an interminable strife and negotation between equality and
individuality.
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