Axel Honneth

Axel Honneth
Honneth in 2016
Born (1949-07-18) 18 July 1949
Education
Alma mater
ThesisKritik der Macht. Foucault und die kritische Theorie (1983)
Urs Jaeggi
Philosophical work
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
Institutions
Doctoral students
Main interests
Notable ideas
Recognition justice
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Axel Honneth (/ˈhɒnɛt/; German: [ˈaksl̩ ˈhɔnɛt]; born 18 July 1949) is a German philosopher working in the tradition of critical theory, who is the Professor for Social Philosophy at Goethe University Frankfurt and the Jack B. Weinstein Professor of the Humanities in the department of philosophy at Columbia University. He directed the University of Frankfurt Institute for Social Research between 2001 and 2018.