Charles Taylor

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by Ruth Abbey

Princeton University Press

Due/Published January 2001, 256 pages, paper

ISBN 0691057141

Taylor's broad interests range from artificial intelligence to theories of meaning, from German idealism to contemporary multiculturalism. Abbey, in this systematic study of Taylor, offers an 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. Abbey also offers discussionss 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. She 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.

Series: Philosophy Now