RECOGNITION AND WORK
15-17 October 2007
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Speakers include:
Christophe Dejours
Axel Honneth
Paul Redding
Emmanuel Renault
Beate Roessler
John Rundell
Theme:
A central thesis of Axel Honneth's influential book "The Struggle for
Recognition" is that social conflicts have a moral dimension on account of the
struggles for recognition they involve. The idea that particular groups or
cultures may be owed recognition, and that states act unjustly when they deny
the recognition that is due, has been at the heart of recent debates in
political philosophy. The role that recognition might have in other contexts of
social conflict has been less widely discussed. On the other hand, there is now
a considerable body of sociological, economic and psychological literature to
suggest that contexts of work have undergone a profound transformation,
bringing with it new potentials for conflict, new expressions of discontent and
a veritable "transvaluation of values" traditionally associated with work.
What can the theory of recognition tell us about these phenomena? And what
implications does work - in its full anthropological and moral significance -
have for the structure of theories of recognition?
The conference brings together philosophers, sociologists, psychologists and
economists to explore the complex relations between recognition and work.
For further information including venue, programme, registration and
accommodation details visit the conference website:
http://www.crsi.mq.edu.au/WorkandRecognition.htm
For inquiries contact:
Ruth Cox at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Armen Gakavian at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or on 02 9850 9171
Conference organisers:
Jean-Philippe Deranty (Philosophy, Macquarie University)
Nicholas Smith (Philosophy, Macquarie University)
Funded by:
The Australian Research Council
The Division of Society, Culture, Media and Philosophy, Macquarie University
The Centre for Research on Social Inclusion, Macquarie University
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