{"product_id":"freedoms-right-the-social-foundations-of-democratic-life-new-directions-in-critical-theory-13-0231162472","title":"Freedom's Right: The Social Foundations of Democratic Life (New Directions in Critical Theory, 13)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0231162472\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Honneth, Axel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheories of justice often fixate on purely normative, abstract principles unrelated to real-world situations. The philosopher and theorist Axel Honneth addresses this disconnect, and constructs a theory of justice derived from the normative claims of Western liberal-democratic societies and anchored in morally legitimate laws and institutionally established practices.Honneth's paradigm-which he terms \"a democratic ethical life\"-draws on the spirit of Hegel's Philosophy of Right and his own theory of recognition, demonstrating how concrete social spheres generate the tenets of individual freedom and a standard for what is just. Using social analysis to re-found a more grounded theory of justice, he argues that all crucial actions in Western civilization, whether in personal relationships, market-induced economic activities, or the public forum of politics, share one defining characteristic: they require the realization of a particular aspect of individual freedom. This fundamental truth informs the guiding principles of justice, enabling a wide-ranging reconsideration of its nature and application.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51680933544224,"sku":"NEW0231162472","price":33.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/21KophBQ5pL.jpg?v=1779358084","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/freedoms-right-the-social-foundations-of-democratic-life-new-directions-in-critical-theory-13-0231162472","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}