Mutual recognition functions as a promise binding two parties’ freedom

Evidence

I am calling this process of mutual recognition the “promise” of freedom, since, like any promise, it requires two parties who bind themselves to one another in a shared commitment to uphold their trust in one another. Th e promise is bound by no more and no less than the freedom of the parties who bring it into existence. It is also a promise in the anticipatory sense insofar as it points us toward what Derrida refers to as a freedom to come. — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre, 644

Categorization

• DEFINE: Author’s neologism ‘promise of freedom’ is defined here and linked to Derrida’s à-venir.
• SEED: An essay angle comparing the promise structure of Beauvoir’s mutual recognition with contractualist theories of social obligation could be fruitful.
• XREF: connects to: Mutual recognition establishes a symmetrical dependence between self and Other; Mutual recognition is the sole escape from solipsistic self-enclosure — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 782; Self-certainty requires recognition from the other (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Mutual recognition is the sole escape from solipsistic self-enclosure #expands (0.85) — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 782
• Self-certainty requires recognition from the other #expands (0.82)
• The friend-enemy distinction dissolves only through mutual recognition within shared space #expands (0.80)
• Reciprocal trust creates mutual incentives for trustworthiness #expands (0.78) — Nicolas Baumard, A mutualistic approach to morality, 166