The Nature of the Self : Recognition in the Form of Right and Morality

Paul Gulian Cobben

ISBN 10: 3110219875 / ISBN 13: 9783110219876

Published by De Gruyter, 2009

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - In the contemporary (practical) philosophy, recognition is one of the central concepts. Humans are thematized as individuals who recognize one another as moral and legal persons. The central problem of the globalized, multicultural societies is how to harmonize the legal persons (who are free and equal) with moral persons (who may have their unique identity). In The Nature of the Self the thesis is elaborated that, in the contemporary discussion, a central dimension of recognition is lacking. All forms of moral and legal recognition presuppose the recognition at a more fundamental level: the recognition of the body by the mind. The systematic development of this relation can be performed with the help of a critical reconstruction of Hegel 's project in the Phenomenology of Spirit and the Philosophy of Right.This reconstruction results in a differentiated concept of the self: in three forms of the self (corresponding with three forms of recognition) and their institutional embodiment. This concept of the self not only competes with the position of Jürgen Habermas and Axel Honneth (as it is explicitly elaborated), but also with the one of John Rawls.; In der 1970 gegründeten Reihe erscheinen Arbeiten, die philosophiehistorische Studien mit einem systematischen Ansatz oder systematische Studien mit philosophiehistorischen Rekonstruktionen verbinden. Neben deutschsprachigen werden auch englischsprachige Monographien veröffentlicht. Bedingung für eine Aufnahme in die Reihe ist ein positives Peer-Review-Verfahren. Die Reihe ist offen für Open Access Veröffentlichungen. Aktuelle Herausgeber sind: Michael Quante (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster) und Dominik Perler (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin). Gründungsherausgeber sind: Erhard Scheibe (Herausgeber bis 1991), Günther Patzig (bis 1999) und Wolfgang Wieland (bis 2003). Von 1990 bis 2007 wurde die Reihe von Jürgen Mittelstraß und von 2005 bis 2020 von Jens Halfwassen mitherausgegeben.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Nature of the Self : Recognition in the Form of Right and Morality
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110219875
• ISBN 13: 9783110219876
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 236W x 160H x 20D millimeters 236 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 547 grams

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Synopsis

In the contemporary (practical) philosophy, recognition is one of the central concepts. Humans are thematized as individuals who recognize one another as moral and legal persons. The central problem of the globalized, multicultural societies is how to harmonize the legal persons (who are free and equal) with moral persons (who may have their unique identity). In The Nature of the Self the thesis is elaborated that, in the contemporary discussion, a central dimension of recognition is lacking. All forms of moral and legal recognition presuppose the recognition at a more fundamental level: the recognition of the body by the mind.
The systematic development of this relation can be performed with the help of a critical reconstruction of Hegel ’s project in the Phenomenology of Spirit and the Philosophy of Right.
This reconstruction results in a differentiated concept of the self: in three forms of the self (corresponding with three forms of recognition) and their institutional embodiment. This concept of the self not only competes with the position of Jürgen Habermas and Axel Honneth (as it is explicitly elaborated), but also with the one of John Rawls.

About the Author

Paul Cobben, Tilburg University, The Netherlands.