Antecedent Recognition: Some Problematic Educational Implications of the Very Notion

Autor/in	Koskinen, Heikki J.
Titel	Antecedent Recognition: Some Problematic Educational Implications of the Very Notion
Quelle	In: Journal of Philosophy of Education, 52 (2018) 1, S.178-190 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Koskinen, Heikki J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8249
DOI	10.1111/1467-9752.12276
Schlagwörter	Educational Philosophy; Educational Theories; Criticism; Educational Research; Recognition (Psychology) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Kritik; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Recognition; Wiedererkennen
Abstract	Contemporary recognition theory based on Axel Honneth's foundational work is a well-established research programme that is highly relevant also for philosophy of education. However, some of Honneth's own relatively recent writings on pathologies of recognition, and especially on the notion of antecedent recognition threaten to undermine the carefully built systematic foundations of the theory. These developments also problematise the educational significance that recognition theory in its previously established form arguably has. In this paper, I will analyse and critically evaluate some of the educational implications of the very notion of antecedent recognition as discussed by Honneth. As my overall conclusion, I will argue that because of its unclear nature, the notion of antecedent recognition is highly problematic, and therefore, has questionable value for the philosophy of education. Although the discussion here focuses on Honneth, what is fundamentally at stake is a more general issue regarding capabilities and their preconditions. Honneth's conceptualisations and arguments represent particular types of moves in this educationally relevant discussion. Therefore, the conclusions drawn also have wider systematic significance beyond Honneth scholarship. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01