Sources of the Self: Making of the Modern Identity (Cloth)

Charles Taylor

ISBN 10: 0674824253 / ISBN 13: 9780674824256

Published by Harvard University Press, 1989

Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc. Seller Inventory # 00085061476

Synopsis:

Book by Charles Taylor

Reviews: This book is primarily a historical account of the modernist protest against the disengaged and instrumental modes of thought and action that arose when theistically grounded morality crumbled, but that themselves focused too little upon our inner life, i.e., our powers of creative imagination and the substantive goods of ordinary life, which Taylor alleges give meaning to human life. Associating each ideology with a particular conception of our identity as selves, he defends the modern view, keeping in mind that self-realization must recognize that some things are important beyond the self. Taylor rambles somewhat and often talks about " the good," as though human beings were fungible in their capacities for appreciation and action; but the wealth of illustrative material and frequent insights are thought-provoking. For scholarly collections.
- Robert Hoffman, York Coll., CUNY
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Bibliographic Details

Title: Sources of the Self: Making of the Modern ...
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good