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What is the meaning of recognition and why it is so important? What does it have to do with the human life form and democracy? The book tries to answer this questions and show how proper forms of recognition relationships positively affect our personal and social life, whereas the absence of it can profoundly undermine our autonomy and well being. The importance of recognition extends beyond the constitution of human persons; it is a pivotal concept in shaping the vision of a just society and ensuring the autonomy of individuals within a democratic state. This book argues that the normative foundation of democracy is not solely political but fundamentally social, grounded in relations of recognition that structure justice, autonomy, and participation. This framework is referred as "recognition-theoretical model of democracy". It provides a viable foundation for reconstructing a fair democratic polity that emphasizes substantive and interpersonal practices of human sociality.
About the author
Irakli Dekanozishvili, PhD, is a lecturer at Ilia State University (Tbilisi, Georgia) where he teaches courses in ethics and political philosophy. He has obtained his doctoral degree in Philosophy from University of Münster and Ilia State University as part of the international joint PhD programm Democracy, Human Rights and Religion (DHR).
