Axel Honneth
Born in 1949
Philosophy
Axel Honneth is a prominent German philosopher and social theorist born in 1949.
He holds professorships at the University of Frankfurt and Columbia University, and directs the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt.
Honneth's work centers on social-political and moral philosophy, with a focus on power dynamics, recognition, and respect.
His core argument emphasizes the importance of intersubjective recognition in understanding social relations.
Honneth posits that non-recognition and misrecognition are fundamental causes of social and interpersonal conflicts.
He argues that many societal struggles, including those over resource distribution, are ultimately rooted in the need for recognition.
