Recognition

Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-30491-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 454 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 1000 g

Reihe: Rewriting the History of Philosophy

The concept of recognition has moved to the forefront of philosophical research in recent decades, particularly in political and social philosophy but also related areas, including philosophy of race and gender, philosophy of mind and language, ethics and aesthetics. It is a concept with deep roots from at least Rousseau and Hegel to contemporary social theory.

In this outstanding volume, an international roster of contributors expands our perspective on recognition beyond the standard story, providing a thought-provoking reassessment of the concept and its history. Covering the fundamental figures and themes, while also going beyond them, the twenty-nine chapters explore the full scope of recognition in four sections:

- Aesthetic recognition, including chapters on Kant, Simmel, Murdoch, and the relationship between recognition, art, and film, including Boorman’s Deliverance and the Dardenne brothers’ Rosetta

- Recognition in philosophy of mind and language, including chapters on mind-reading, psychoanalysis, the logic and language of recognition, and its relation to epistemic agency

- The ethics of recognition, including chapters on Homer, Plato, classical yoga, F. Schlegel, Beauvoir, the Anthropocene, and recognition in the ethics of cognitive disability

- The social and political philosophy of recognition, including chapters on property and gift-giving, Hegel’s aftermath, slavery and liberation, colonialism, Arendt, and alterity

With a lucid introduction by the editors detailing the standard story of recognition and what lies beyond, Recognition: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives provides an authoritative and multifaceted exploration of this fascinating concept, expanding its relevance considerably. It will be important reading for those in philosophy as well as related disciplines such as political theory, sociology, social psychology, and psychoanalysis.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Congdon, Matthew

Khurana, Thomas

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements  Notes on Contributors  Philosophies of Recognition: An Introduction Matthew Congdon and Thomas Khurana  Part 1: Aesthetics  1. Aesthetic Recognition: A Kantian Model Samantha Matherne  2. Three Models of Aesthetic Recognition Jörg Schaub  3. Playing Society: Simmel’s “Sociability” and the Idea for an Aesthetic Species of Recognition Barbara Carnevali  4. A Recognitive Bond without Terms: The Concept of Aesthetic Action Florian Klinger  5. Recognizing Others Through Art Scott Shushan  6. Recognition and Deliverance Andrew Norris  7. Failed Recognition in the Dardennes’ Rosetta: Hegelian Implications Robert B. Pippin  Part 2: Mind, Language, and Knowledge  8. Recognition versus Mind-Reading in Philosophy of Mind and Language Richard Moran  9. Recognition in Theory: Psychoanalytic Theory and the Epistemology of Recognition Francey Russell  10. Acknowledgment Is Not Recognition: On the Perlocutionary Dimension of Our Normative Practices Daniele Lorenzini  11. From Interacting Substances to Recognizing People: On the Logical Foundations of Hegel’s Theory of Recognition Andrew Werner  12. Recognition and Intellectual Self-Trust Nadja El Kassar  13. Homeplace: Recognition-giving Practices and Epistemic Agency in Communal Spaces Hilkje C. Hänel  Part 3: Ethics  14. Ancient Greek Recognition? Homer, Plato, and the Struggle for Honor Jonathan Fine  15. Recognition of the Will Wayne Martin  16. Persons, Animals, and Recognition: A Classical Yoga Perspective Owen Ware  17. A Romance of Recognition: Nature, Gender and Sex(ism) in Friedrich Schlegel Federica Gregoratto  18. Unveiling Existential Ambiguity: The Role of Recognition in Simone de Beauvoir's Philosophy Manon Garcia  19. From Ecocide to Nature’s Right: Recognition in the Anthropocene Jay Bernstein  20. Moral Invisibility and Institutional Care Vanessa Carbonell  Part 4: Social and Political Philosophy  21. Kant’s Theory of Property as a Theory of Mutual Recognition Rafeeq Hasan  22. Recognition in a Form of Life Terry Pinkard  23. G.W.F. Hegel, Frantz Fanon, and Angela Davis on Recognition, Slavery, and Liberation Daniel James and Franz Knappik  24. Five Notes on Counter-Recognition Daniel Loick  25. Metamorphosis of Value: Epistemic Protocols in the Racial Longue Durée Rocío Zambrana  26. Arendt’s Philosophy of Appearance and the Ambivalences of Recognition Sophie Loidolt  27. The Power of the Third: Recognition and Gift-Giving Dirk Quadflieg  28. Equality, Interpellation, Liberation: Three Vectors of Recognition Christoph Menke (translated by Jacob Blumenfeld).  Index

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew Congdon is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University, USA, specializing in ethics, social philosophy, and aesthetics. His book, Moral Articulation: On the Development of New Moral Concepts, was published in 2024.

Thomas Khurana is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Potsdam, Germany, and Director of the Center for Post-Kantian Philosophy. He is the editor of a special issue of the European Journal of Philosophy (2021) on Recognition and the Second Person and the author of The Life of Freedom in Kant and Hegel (2026).