{"product_id":"9780231162463","title":"Freedom's Right : The Social Foundations of Democratic Life (New Directions in Critical Theory)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTheories of justice often fixate on purely normative, abstract principles unrelated to real-world situations. The philosopher and theorist Axel Honneth addresses this disconnect, and constructs a theory of justice derived from the normative claims of Western liberal-democratic societies and anchored in morally legitimate laws and institutionally established practices. Honneth's paradigm-which he terms \"a democratic ethical life\"-draws on the spirit of Hegel's Philosophy of Right and his own theory of recognition, demonstrating how concrete social spheres generate the tenets of individual freedom and a standard for what is just. Using social analysis to re-found a more grounded theory of justice, he argues that all crucial actions in Western civilization, whether in personal relationships, market-induced economic activities, or the public forum of politics, share one defining characteristic: they require the realization of a particular aspect of individual freedom. This fundamental truth informs the guiding principles of justice, enabling a wide-ranging reconsideration of its nature and application.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48664335417579,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":292.99,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9780231162463-1.jpg?v=1781613597","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/ja\/products\/9780231162463","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}