"Recognition: Historical And Philosophical Perspectives | 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.|Recognition: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives | Philosophy