承认理论是霍耐特思想发展贯穿始终的一条主线。霍耐特承认理论是在反思第一代和第二代法兰克福学派理论家和福柯思想的基础上提出的。霍耐特承认理论认为,相互承认关系可以表述为:以爱与关怀为主导观念的私密关系;以平等的权利义务为规范的法权关系;以个人成就为社会等级规范标准的社会尊重关系。霍耐特承认理论完成了社会批判理论的重大转向,创造了批判理论发展的新形态,提出了当代紧迫问题,拓宽了马克思主义研究的问题域,对现代性的批判具有重要启示。但它也存在夸大道德规范、文化在社会生活中的作用,对资本主义的批判力度有限等局限性。 Acknowledgment of theory is the main thread through which Honnett’s thought develops throughout. Honnet admits that the theory was based on the reflection of the first and second generations of Frankfurt school theorists and Foucault’s ideas. Honnet admits that the theory of mutual recognition can be described as follows: private relations dominated by love and care; legal rights relations regulated by equal rights and obligations; and respect for social achievements by individual achievements as social norms. Honnett admitted that the theory has completed a major shift in the theory of social criticism, created a new form of development of critical theory, put forth contemporary pressing issues and broadened the problem domain of Marxist research, and has an important revelation on the critique of modernity. However, there are limitations such as exaggerating moral norms, the role of culture in social life and limited critique of capitalism.