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| Author(s): |
Luiz Gustavo da Cunha de Souza
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas |
| Defense date: | 2013-06-12 |
| Examining board members: |
Josué Pereira da Silva;
Fernando Antonio Lourenço;
César Camargo;
Emil Albert Sobottka;
Myrian Sepulveda dos Santos
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| Advisor: | Josué Pereira da Silva |
| Abstract | |
The subject matter of this dissertation is the discussion about the concepts of recognition, redistribution and justice in contemporary social theory, particularly as it was framed by the debate between Nancy Fraser and Axel Honneth in their social, political and philosophical exchange. As far as both authors share the idea of renewing the tradition of critical social theory, it was exactly the critical potential of their respective models for the task of analysing present-day capitalism that was taken as a guideline for this study. From this study emerged the conclusion that the recognition paradigm advocated for Honneth is better suited to explain the suffering experience of subjects and, therefore, the critical motifs of an contemporary critical social theory. Nevertheless, it was also clear that the responses provided by Honneth do not suffice to fully accomplish an analysis of the political processes that lead to the formation of contexts of social life in which no recognition at all is at disposal of the subjects. Thus, as a contribution to the theories of recognition that aim to deal with issues of justice and injustice, it was developed an analytical category to deal with such processes and contextes of disrecognition (Aberkennung) (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 09/06193-0 - Redistribution or recognition? Alternatives for a contemporary Critical Social Theory |
| Grantee: | Luiz Gustavo da Cunha de Souza |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |