Sources of the Self: The Making of the Modern Identity
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- Synopsis
- In this extensive inquiry into the sources of modern selfhood, Charles Taylor demonstrates just how rich and precious those resources are. The modern turn to subjectivity, with its attendant rejection of an objective order of reason, has led--it seems to many--to mere subjectivism at the mildest and to sheer nihilism at the worst. Many critics believe that the modern order has no moral backbone and has proved corrosive to all that might foster human good. Taylor rejects this view. He argues that, properly understood, our modern notion of the self provides a framework that more than compensates for the abandonment of substantive notions of rationality. The major insight of Sources of the Self is that modern subjectivity, in all its epistemological, aesthetic, and political ramifications, has its roots in ideas of human good. Sources of the Self provides a decisive defense of the modern order and a sharp rebuff to its critics.
- Copyright:
- 1989
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 601 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780674824263
- Publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 09/29/15
- Copyrighted By:
- Charles Taylor
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Psychology, Philosophy
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.