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Abbey, Ruth

 
9780691057149: Charles Taylor (Philosophy Now) (Philosophy Now Series)
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ISBN 10: 0691057141 ISBN 13: 9780691057149
Editorial: Princeton University Press, 2001

Sinopsis

Charles Taylor (b. 1931) is one of the most influential and prolific philosophers in the English-speaking world. His unusually broad interests range from artificial intelligence to theories of meaning, from German idealism to contemporary multiculturalism. Ruth Abbey, in the first systematic single-authored study of this extraordinary thinker, offers a stimulating overview of his contribution to some of philosophy's enduring debates.


The core chapters take up Taylor's approaches to moral theory, selfhood, political theory, and epistemology. Alone, these chapters constitute a solid introduction to Charles Taylor. However, the author also offers a great deal to those interested in pursuing the links across his positions, defining Taylor in terms of both his political engagement and his particular form of anti-foundationalism. In addition, she engages with some of the secondary literature to correct common misreadings of Taylor's writings. Abbey concludes by outlining Taylor's most recent reflections on what it means to live in a secular age and pointing to likely future directions of his work.


This book makes accessible one of the most read and discussed philosophers of our day. It will serve as an ideal companion to Taylor's own writings for students of philosophy and political theory. And it will be welcomed as well by the nonspecialist seeking an authoritative guide to Taylor's large, disparate body of work.

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Acerca del autor

Ruth Abbey lectures in Political Theory at the University of Kent, Canterbury. She is the author of Nietzsche's Middle Period and the editor of the forthcoming Contemporary Philosophy in Focus: Charles Taylor.

De la contraportada

"A lucid, informative, generous introduction to the thought of Charles Taylor. . . . It will stand on its own as a contribution to advancing Taylor's complex and important work."--Jean Bethke Elshtain, University of Chicago

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Editorial
Princeton University Press
Año de publicación
2001
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0691057141
ISBN 13 
9780691057149
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
258
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9780521805223: Charles Taylor (Contemporary Philosophy in Focus)

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ISBN 10:  0521805228 ISBN 13:  9780521805223
Editorial: Cambridge University Press, 2004
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