The social and political philosophical tradition holding that a fundamental human need is for recognition by others — and that misrecognition (disrespect, invisibility, contempt) constitutes a fundamental injustice.
Hegel's master-slave dialectic: self-consciousness requires recognition by another self-consciousness. Taylor's politics of recognition: modern identity politics turns on whether one's identity is recognized or distorted by society and institutions. Honneth's tripartite theory: recognition in three spheres — love (primary relationships), rights (legal recognition), solidarity (social esteem). Misrecognition in each produces distinctive forms of suffering. The framework for understanding multicultural claims, feminist theory, and struggles for civil rights.
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