Agency, Authority, and the Logic of Mutual Recognition

摘要: The “Cartesian” model of the rational subject is central to political philosophy Hobbes and Locke “transcendentally” affirmed in Kant's account ethics legality. An influential body Hegelian inspired critique has suggested, however, that dialectical deficiencies dominant models Liberalism late modernity inhere this “atomistic” or “self-supporting” characterisation individual. perspective appears as an obstacle not only coherent articulation compatibility liberty equality, but also attempt express mutuality recognition between agents might offer a genuinely communal conception constitution subject. Employing frame reference Alan Brudner's analysis these issues his comprehensive Constitutional Goods (Brudner 2004) it argued legal theory usefully adopt understanding Hegel's notion “recognition” (Anerkennung) regard without drastic phenomenological reconstruction Cartesian Kantian