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Charles Taylor's Self

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A look at Charles Taylor's philosophical sources of self.
3,912 words (approx. 15.6 pages) | 9 sources | MLA | 2005 | United States
Published on: Mar 22, 2005

Paper Summary:

This paper follows Taylor's "Sources of the Self" through Western philosophy's evolving understanding of the self. It explains how his "self" is viable enough to reconstitute community. However, this capability depends on a moral theory that transcends subjectivism.

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"Despite Charles Taylor thoughtful presentation of Sources of the Self (1989), he does not fully appreciate the current state of the fragmentation and disintegration of the self and the causes of such a self. This paper will follow Taylor in Western philosophy's evolving understanding of the self, until we reach the modern notion of what counts as a human agent. His criticism of the liberal notion of the "unencumbered" or atomistic self is decisive, but the contrasting idea of a self that is viable enough to participate in the activities of civic republicanism is burdened with problems. In short, it is difficult to see how the self of today is capable of re-constituting community."

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Charles Taylor's Self (2012, April 01). Retrieved May 24, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Charles-Taylor's-Self/57238

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"Charles Taylor's Self" 01 April 2012. Web. 24 May. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Charles-Taylor's-Self/57238>




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1968 Univ of Calif, Berkeley, BA Philosophy, minor Sociology 1968-1970 Univ of Oregon, Grad studies Philosophy 1978 NA College Acupuncture, Vancouver BC, Diploma (Qualification for internship)
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