Reconstructive Critique as Immanent Critique
On the Notion of Surplus of Validity in Axel Honneth’s Theory of Recognition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12643181 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luiz Repa (0000-0002-8538-3797, Universidade de São Paulo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-14 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Horizons (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1440-9917 • E-ISSN: 1568-5160 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14409917.2023.2195799 |
| OpenAlex | W4365151064 |
| Language | FR |
| References cited | 29 |
The article argues that Honneth’s idea of reconstructive critique represents a type of immanent critique. Starting from the objection raised by Rahel Jaeggi, who considers the reconstructive critique to be a genre of internal criticism devoid of any transformative negativity, it seeks to show, on the contrary, that Honneth’s notion of “surplus of validity” plays a role of transcendence within the historical reality, which could explain his understanding of reconstructive critique as immanent one. In the second part, the paper displays how Honneth applies this conception of critique to solve the division within Critical Theory, induced by Habermas’s use of the idea of rational reconstruction, which would have split off the tasks of founding the normative criteria and discovering immanently elements for the social transformation. In the third part, the category of surplus of validity is investigated in its function of enlightening possibilities of transformation following an “universal-particular dialectic”. In its final part, the paper addresses some conceptual difficulties in Honneth’s attempt to clarify the systematic value and philosophical meaning of the surplus of validity within the framework of normative reconstruction
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |