Charles Taylor: Meaning, Morals and Modernity

by Nicholas H. Smith

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745615767
• ISBN13: 9780745615769
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

excellent clear introduction

This book is an excellent introduction to the philosophy of Charles Taylor and his contributions to various current debates in philosophy and political theory, such as the politics of recognition, multiculturalism etc. It is comprehensive and very clearly written.