El mercado como condición para una teoría institucional de la justicia en Axel Honneth

Abstract

When encountering a highly individualistic society, the current epigone of the Frankfurt School, Axel Honneth, provides a study on the construction of a new institutional theory of justice. Due to the lack of institutions capable of promoting the recognition of the dignity and freedom of all the members within a society, the german philosopher argues that personal relationships, the market, and political life are the three necessary conditions for the elaboration of a theory of justice. In this sense, this writing argues, mainly, in what way the market can foster a type of freedom that does not conceive subjects as isolated and selfish atoms. And although it is true that Honneth’s proposal is the target of sharp criticism, the diagnosis and analysis that he carries out contributes to a totally new vision of the way in which we conceive contemporary capitalist societies.