Abstract
Several theories of recognition developed since the pioneering work of Hegel have the family as the primary sphere of recognition. In Hegel, social reproduction spheres - family, civil society and the State - are also spheres of recognition. For George Herbert Mead, such locus of recognition are primary relationships, juridical relations and work. Honneth, considering the spheres of primary relationships, juridical relations and community of values, understands that is in the first one, which involves love and friendship, that recognition begins. Thus, this work is dedicated to the sphere of the primary relationships analyzing helplessness and recognition in capitalism. Honneth's theory is normative and it does not reach the capitalist dynamics, in which love and friendship merge with processes of non-recognition. This paper analyses how the family category participates in the non-recognition process once it is accused of being responsible for the capitalism crises.
Keywords:
Recognition; Helplessness; Capitalism; Family; Primary relationships