Rainer Forst

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Justification and Critique: Towards a Critical Theory of PoliticsHardcover, 4 November 2013

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Print Length
240 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Polity Press
Date Published
4 Nov 2013
ISBN-10
074565228X
ISBN-13
9780745652283

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Rainer Forst develops a critical theory capable of deciphering the deficits and potentials inherent in contemporary political reality. This calls for a perspective which is immanent to social and political practices and at the same time transcends them. Forst regards society as a whole as an 'order of justification' comprising complexes of different norms referring to institutions and corresponding practices of justification. The task of a 'critique of relations of justification', therefore, is to analyse such legitimations with regard to their validity and genesis and to explore the social and political asymmetries leading to inequalities in the 'justification power' which enables persons or groups to contest given justifications and to create new ones.

Starting from the concept of justification as a basic social practice, Forst develops a theory of political and social justice, human rights and democracy, as well as of power and of critique itself. In so doing, he engages in a critique of a number of contemporary approaches in political philosophy and critical theory. Finally, he also addresses the question of the utopian horizon of social criticism.

Product Details

Author:
Rainer Forst
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
4 November 2013
Dimensions:
23.11 x 15.49 x 1.78 cm
ISBN-10:
074565228X
ISBN-13:
9780745652283
Language:
English
Pages:
240
Publisher:
Weight:
589.67 gm

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