Axel Honneth is a professor at the "Institut für Sozialforschung" (Institute for Social Research) in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany (the so-called Frankfurt School). He was born in Essen, and studied in Bonn, Bochum, Berlin and Munich (under Jürgen Habermas) before moving to Frankfurt. One of Honneth's core beliefs is that all grievances regarding the distribution of goods in society can be reduced to struggles for recognition. Wikipedia
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Challenging Habermas' response to the European Union democratic deficit Foucault's politics and bellicosity as a matrix for power relations Review essay: Axel Honneth, Verdinglichung: Eine anerkennungstheoretische Studie. blackthumb.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/honneth-in-london/
In the present volume, Axel Honneth outlines an approach to this dual task of explanation and justification that is both highly original and firmly rooted in the history of modern social theory. www.phil.uu.nl/~joel/research/publications/HonnethIntro.htm
... Research Professor Dr. Axel Honneth During the next three years the Institute for Social Research is planning to develop the conceptual basis for an extensive research project ... www.ifs.uni-frankfurt.de/english/paradox.htm
