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…of his well-known essays, “The Politics of Recognition” (1992), Taylor tried to provide a deeper philosophical explanation of why groups within Western societies were increasingly making claims for public acknowledgment of their particular identities, be this on the basis of gender, race, or ethnicity.
the term ‘recognition’. It has several distinct meanings: (1) an act of intel-lectual apprehension, such as when we recognise that we have made a mistake or we recognise the influence of religion on American politics; (2) a form of identification, such as when we recognise a friend in the street; and (3) the act of acknowledging or respecting an...
- Paddy McQueen
- 2015
Oct 18, 2024 · Taylor contrasts two political approaches: one based on the universal recognition of equal dignity, and the other on the recognition of cultural differences. This reflects the tension between treating everyone the same and acknowledging specific identities.
The Politics of Recognition" is a 1992 essay by the Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor, based on the inaugural lecture he delivered at the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University. [1] The essay discusses political currents that seek recognition for particular identity groups. [2]
Feb 7, 2012 · In recent years, the idea of the politics of recognition has become an increasingly popular way of thinking about a wide range of political phenomena, from the logic of social struggles to the nature of social justice.
- Wendy Martineau, Nasar Meer, Simon Thompson
- 2012
This chapter investigates the relationship between the so-called ‘politics of recognition’ and the philosophical discussion of principles of distributive justice.
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The politics of recognition has recently become a broad term denoting practices designed to encourage equality for marginalized groups. However, recognition is an older idea that can be traced to the thought of Friedrich Hegel (1977).
