Reconceiving Social Philosophy

張研齋

Reconceiving Social Philosophy
重新認識社會哲學



作者：Dagmar Wilhelm
出版日期：2018年11月

Axel Honneth is one of the most influential social and political philosophers in contemporary German political thought and one of the central figures of the third generation of the Frankfurt School. Honneth’s philosophical project presents at once a solution to a problem that has beset Frankfurt School Critical Theory from the first generation onwards, and offers a re-conceptualisation of social philosophy and its methodology in general. Honneth’s work presents a viable alternative to mainstream (especially Rawlsian) political philosophy by taking on challenges mainstream theories tend to avoid.

This book provides one of the first substantial critical assessments of Honneth’s achievements so far. Dagmar Wilhelm locates Honneth in critical theory and mainstream political theory debates and offers a detailed exploration of his account of social philosophy, methodology, social pathology, recognition, and humiliation. The book also includes an in-depth discussion of Honneth’s critique of capitalism and programme for the new left and an assessment of the future of the project of the Frankfurt School in light of Honneth’s approach.

Axel Honneth是當代德國政治思想中最具影響力的社會和政治哲學家之一，也是法蘭克福學派第三代的核心人物之一。霍耐特的哲學項目立刻解決了從第一代起就困擾法蘭克福學派批判理論的問題，並提供了社會哲學及其方法論的重新概念化。通過接受主流理論傾向於避免的挑戰，霍耐特的作品為主流（尤其是羅爾斯主義）政治哲學提供了一種可行的替代方案。

本書提供了迄今為止Honneth成就的首批重要評估之一。Dagmar Wilhelm將Honneth定位於批判理論和主流政治理論辯論中，並詳細探討了他對社會哲學，方法論，社會病理學，認識和羞辱的描述。本書還深入討論了霍耐特對資本主義的批判和新左派的計劃，並根據霍耐特的方法評估了法蘭克福學派項目的未來。