Acknowledgments Author's Introduction I. The Tradition of Critical Theory 1. Domination and Moral Struggle: The Philosophical Heritage of Marxism Reviewed 2. Work and Instrumental Action: On the Normative Basis of Critical Theory 3. A Fragmented World: On the Implicit Relevance of Lukács' Early Work 4. Critical Theory 5. From Adorno to Habermas: On the Transformation of Critical Social Theory 6. Foucault and Adorno: Two Forms of the Critique of Modernity II. Inquiries in the French Tradition of Social Theory 7. A Structuralist Rousseau: On the Anthropology of Claude Lévi-Strauss 8. Embodied Reason: On the Rediscovery of Merleau-Ponty 9. The Struggle for Recognition: On Sartre's Theory of Intersubjectivity 10. Rescuing the Revolution with an Ontology: On Cornelius Castoriadis' Theory of Society 11. The Fragmented World of Symbolic Forms: Reflections on Pierre Bourdieu's Sociology of Culture III. Inquiries in Contemporary Moral Theory and Social Philosophy 12. Moral Consciousness and Class Domination: Some Problems in the Analysis of Hidden Morality 13. Pluralization and Recognition: On the Self-Misunderstanding of Postmodern Social Theories 14. The Limits of Liberalism: On the Political-Ethical Discussion Concerning Communitarianism 15. Integrity and Disrespect: Principles of a Conception of Morality Based on a Theory of Recognition 16. Decentered Autonomy: The Subject after the Fall Notes and References Index

"Honneth is a representative of the younger generation of critical theorists. Each of his essays is well crafted, informative, and provocative. This book will be of interest to anyone concerned with contemporary social and political philosophy—especially continental developments." — Richard J. Bernstein, New School for Social Research