Between Cultures: Tensions in the Struggle for Recognition (Phronesis) - Hardcover

Whenever an individual asks to be recognized, he asks for confirmation of what he believes himself to be. But he also asks for an establishing act that brings about what he will be once he has been recognized. Recognition is thus marked by a tension between two incompatible demands. Between Cultures is a philosophical attempt to discuss issues related to multiculturalism in the light of this struggle for recognition. Moving effortlessly across various disciplines, it refers to the work of Adorno, Derrida, Freud, Hegel, Heidegger, Rawls, Walzer and Wittgenstein to describe a historical and critical politics of recognition.

Alexander Garcia Duttmann is Professor of Philosophy and Visual Culture at Goldsmiths, University of London. His books include "The Gift of Language," " The Memory of Thought: An Essay on Heidegger and Adorno," " At Odds with Aids," and" Between Cultures: Tensions in the Struggle for Recognition."