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    Charles Taylor

    Charles Taylor

    contemporaryCommunitarian Philosophy, Hermeneutics, Phenomenology

    b. 1931

    Charles Taylor (born 1931) is a Canadian philosopher and prominent figure in contemporary moral and political philosophy. He is best known for his sustained critique of atomistic liberalism, his account of the situated, engaged self, and his ambitious historical study of the conditions for belief in the modern West.

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    Notable Achievements

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    Developed a communitarian critique of atomistic liberalism in Sources of the Self (1989)

    2

    Argued for the inescapability of moral frameworks and 'strong evaluation' in human agency

    3

    Authored A Secular Age (2007), a landmark account of the rise of secularity in the modern West

    4

    Advanced a hermeneutical philosophy of social science against positivist reductionism

    5

    Received the Templeton Prize (2007) and Kyoto Prize (2008) for contributions to philosophy

    Positions & Arguments(2)

    Rights & Liberty

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    The atomistic view of the self can undermine liberal society

    Social Contract

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    The atomistic view of the self can undermine liberal society

    Modality & Possibility

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    The contradiction between the self and the not-self can be resolved rather than forcing us to reject both sides and start over.

    Truth & Knowledge

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    The contradiction between the self and the not-self can be resolved rather than forcing us to reject both sides and start over.

    At a Glance

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    contemporary

    Tradition

    Communitarian Philosophy, Hermeneutics, Phenomenology

    Topic Influence

    Social Contract1
    Truth & Knowledge1
    Modality & Possibility1
    Rights & Liberty1

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