%0 Journal Article
%T Socialism through convergence, or: Why a socialist society does not need to be a fraternal community
%A Eleonora Piromalli
%J Philosophy & Social Criticism
%@ 1461-734X
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0191453719842354
%X In this article, first of all, I point out the difference I perceive between the conception of social freedom Honneth delineates in Freedom¡¯s Right and the one, inspired by the proto-socialists¡¯ principle of fraternity, that I see operating in The Idea of Socialism (section I). Then, I discuss the advisability of envisaging the future socialist society, as Honneth does, in terms of a ¡®fraternal coexistence¡¯, in which a benevolent and fraternal attitude should guide everyone¡¯s actions towards others (section II). Finally, I sketch out a conception that, in being compatible with Honneth¡¯s idea of ¡®social freedom¡¯, does not need to rely on the decidedly substantive element of fraternity: thereby, it may prove itself more feasible and potentially attractive to the subjects of complex, pluralistic societies (section III)
%K fraternity
%K pluralism
%K recognition
%K social freedom
%K socialism
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0191453719842354