Redistribution or Recognition? keyword-euro A detailed history of the

A detailed history of the idea of the composer as a public figure

and other areas seldom discussed in more orthodox texts

from Nietzsche to Benjamin

the avant-gardes in film and in painting—these are among the many topics of Peter Wollen’s essays

This paves the way

Redistribution or Recognition? keyword-euro A detailed history of theRecognition has become a veritable keyword of our time, but its relation to redistribution remains undertheorized. This volume remedies the lacuna by staging a sustained debate between two philosophers, one North American, the other European, who hold different views of the matter. Highly attuned to contemporary politics, the exchange between Nancy Fraser and Axel Honneth constitutes a rigorous dialogue on moral philosophy, social theory, and the best