This article approaches the recent debate between Axel Honneth and Nancy Fraser, the focus of which being to determine the reach and the limits of recognition as a perspective for the analysis of modern Western societies. Those authors discuss the main aspects of the theory of recognition, its sources, the philosophical and political topics, the construction of a social theory and the assumptions for a theory of justice. Both intend - but each on his/her own way - to establish a critical position about the contemporary social struggles, elaborate the place of culture in capitalist societies, and think about standards of justice.
Recognition; Culture and Justice; Axel Honneth; Nancy Fraser