Recognition Beyond Struggle: On a Liberatory Account of Hegelian Recognition

Authors

Michael Monahan, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

26 p.

Publication Date

7-2006

Publisher

Florida State University

Source Publication

Social Theory and Practice

Source ISSN

0037-802X

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

Accepted version. Social Theory and Practice, Vol. 32, No. 3 (July 2006): 389-414. Permalink. © 2006 Florida State University. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Monahan, Michael, "Recognition Beyond Struggle: On a Liberatory Account of Hegelian Recognition" (2006). Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications. 2.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/phil_fac/2