The present work of degree constitutes a theoretical investigation from the documentary revision of the texts of Axel Honneth and Nancy Fraser, who besides representing the third generation of the Critical Theory of Frankfurt, have become inevitable reference in theories of justice In the last two decades. The purpose of this research is to contribute, with the contribution of the theory of these two philosophers, to the reflection of ethical training in the context of higher education in Colombia. In this sense, we will review Honneth's philosophical proposal and explore two theses: Forms of recognition as the pillar of the development of autonomy and the identity of the subject, and the struggle for recognition resulting from the forms of contempt that injure dignity, Becoming the engine of social movements. From the American Nancy Fraser, we will focus on her proposal of three-dimensional justice, and its differences from Honneth's proposal to turn recognition into a normative principle of morality and social struggle. Instead, she distances herself from Honneth, since distribution and recognition are two different paradigms of justice, in which, they require the representation of citizens in the public sphere. After this, the reflection focuses on investigating the importance of the mentioned theses of the two philosophers, in order to contribute, in this way, to a better ethical formation in the university context from the reconstruction of the social fabric, in a context like Colombia, which is marked by different forms of violence: war, exclusion, lack of social recognition and deprivation of rights, mainly affecting certain vulnerable populations (indigenous and afro-descendant groups, some peasant communities, Neighborhoods of the big cities, among others) seen from the recognition and the Social justice in favor of a better citizen.