Redistribution and recognition from the point of view of real equality: Anderson and Honneth through the lens of Babeuf

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    Abstract

    Elizabeth Anderson and Axel Honneth both propound ‘relational’ models of equality and freedom to criticize mainstream distributivist theories of justice. Anderson does this by retrieving the republican and Honneth the socialist tradition. Yet both traditions also focused on another key concern of justice, namely ‘real equality’. The chapter begins by comparing Anderson’s and Honneth’s models, and what the overlaps and differences between them mean for issues of recognition and redistribution. In the second part, the chapter turns to the writings of Gracchus Babeuf, the most radical and consistent defender of ‘real equality’, to highlight shortcomings in Anderson’s and Honneth’s own theories of justice.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationParadigms of justice
    Subtitle of host publicationredistribution, recognition, and beyond
    EditorsDenise Celentano, Luigi Caranti
    Place of PublicationLondon ; New York
    PublisherRoutledge, Taylor and Francis Group
    Chapter4
    Pages67-89
    Number of pages23
    ISBN (Electronic)9781003099932
    ISBN (Print)9781138594272
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021

    Keywords

    • Elizabeth Anderson
    • Axel Honneth
    • Gracchus Babeuf

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