Charles Taylor: Meaning, Morals and Modernity

Key Contemporary Thinkers (Polity)

by Nicholas H. Smith

The Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor is a key figure in contemporary debates about the self and the problems of modernity. This book provides a comprehensive, critical account of Taylor's work. It succinctly reconstructs the ambitious philosophical project that unifies Taylor's diverse writings. And it examines in detail Taylor's specific claims about the structure of the human sciences; the link between identity, language, and moral values; democracy and multiculturalism; and the conflict between secular and non-secular spirituality. The book also includes the first sustained account of Taylor's career as a social critic and political activist.

Clearly written and authoritative, this book will be welcomed by students and researchers in a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, politics, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies and theology.

Genres: Philosophy

296 pages, Hardcover

First published December 24, 2001

About the author

Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University in Sydney.

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Reviews

[Mary-anne Clarke]

Preferred his other book on Strong Hermeneutics, but this book also great and useful to me