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Explore the foundations of social order with Normativity and Power: Analyzing Social Orders of Justification. Published by Oxford University Press, this work provides the first English translation of the influential Normativitat und Macht (Suhrkamp 2015). In this collection of essays, Rainer Forst examines how humans function as justificatory beings who offer, demand, and require justifications. The book investigates the rules and institutions that shape our society, noting that they rest on justification narratives that evolve over time. Together, these narratives create a dynamic and tension-laden normative order. Forst presents a fresh approach to critical theory by reflecting on the basic principles that guide normative thinking. His argument moves beyond traditional ideal and realist theories to examine how these processes function in practice. This text is an essential resource for those studying law, political philosophy, and the structures of social justification.

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First English translation of the ground-breaking Normativitat und Macht originally published by Suhrkamp in 2015.

Provides a new approach to critical theory through a collection of scholarly essays by Rainer Forst.

Analyzes how humans act as justificatory beings by offering and demanding justifications within social structures.

Examines the evolution of justification narratives that form our dynamic and tension-laden normative orders.

Goes beyond standard ideal and realist theories to study the principles guiding normative thinking.

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19 October 2017
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