Abstract: Abstract:Recognition theory is a theoretical system based on the concept of recognition,a new form of contemporary critical theory which shows one' s psychological need to obtain identity and social operation mechanism formed under the effect of this demand.The theory is also known as the product of the rise of identity politics in the West,thus bearing an epochal character and being a symbol of the turn of political ethics of contemporary critical theory.An evolution of the theory from the initial interaction mode to the present social ethics system is indispensable from criticism,among which there have been some counter examples of recognition from the internal analysis and external facts,a proof that refusing to be recognized is actually an important motivation for the construction of social norms.In this case,if the recognition theory needs to be constructed reasonably,it must take into account the abnormal situation outside the recognition,fully realize the high complexity and rheology of recognition,and constantly expand the extension of recognition so as to fully include all categories of norms,thus reasonably explaining the order and norms of contemporary society.

Key words: recognition, norm, criticism, construction, equality, Ael Honneth