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The Ethics of Authenticity
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Product Description
By looking past simplistic, one-sided judgements of modern culture, by distinguishing the good and valuable from the socially and politically perilous, Taylor articulates the promise of our age.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #60347 in Books
- Published on: 1992-11-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 142 pages
Customer Reviews
An operation of retrieval.
This work is interesting, original and persuasive. Charles Taylor succeeds in dissecting different aspects of modernity, screening both its grandeur and its deficiencies, both the negative and the constructive potentialities of a moral ideal not being taken seriously as an important cultural factor shaping our western democracies.
Taylor's objective is to persuade people to investigate the real positive nature of an ideal that, though corrupted, is still very worthwhile and pretty influential on individuals. As the philosopher himself points out, his work is an operation of retrieval.
The book being clearly written is easy to follow; this makes it accessible to a large audience. I therefore highly recommend this book to anyone interested in modern philosophy - especially to students.
