Abstract

PLAISANCE, Eric. EARLY CHILDHOOD AND RECOGNITION. ANALYSIS ON THE WORK OF AXEL HONNETH. Eccos Rev. Cient. [online]. 2019, n.50, e13998.  Epub Jan 27, 2024. ISSN 1983-9278.  https://doi.org/10.5585/eccos.n50.13998.

The concept of recognition is central to the work of the German philosopher and sociologist Axel Honneth. For him, recognition does not refer to the perception of things or beings, but to the moral and intersubjective recognition of people, which, according to Honneth, is at the heart of the social link foundation. The first level of this recognition concerns the emotional relationships and at the very beginning, the relationship between a young child, his mother and his immediate environment. I propose to extend and complete Honneth’s analysis of early childhood recognition processes by distinguishing the following aspects: the recognition of the specific age of early childhood during the course of history; the modern recognition of the young child and even the baby as “a person” and their place in institutions such as kindergartens and daycares (using the example of France after the Second World War); the processes of mutual recognition of young children with each other (through cooperating play activities by example); the interactive recognition for young children with deficiencies and difficulties in the current international framework of inclusive education.

Keywords : Inclusive Education; Interaction; Social Link; Early Childhood; Recognition..

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