Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2006
Source Publication
Social Theory and Practice
Abstract
The article discusses the concept of Hegelian recognition. The four central tenets of the agonistic interpretation of Hegelian recognition are discussed. First, recognition requires participants to occupy one of the two roles such as recognizer and recognizee. Moreover, it asserts that recognition is a relation of asymmetry. The article addresses the concept of pure recognition. In this concept, the agent is able to exist as a self-conscious agent for another self-conscious agent. Furthermore, the uses and abuses of recognition are also addressed.
Comments
Originally published in Social Theory and Practice, Volume 32, Issue 3 (July 2006): pp 389-414.
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