Charles Taylor
Canadian philosopher, born in 1931; author of The Ethics of Authenticity (1991).
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The humanities and social sciences leave out the spiritual dimension of human life
they try to explain everything human beings do by talking about economic factors, political factors, drive for power, all of which are important, but they leave out what I call the spiritual dimension.
pbs.orgSaid 20 Mar 2007This on korrents
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Individualism is the first source of worry about modern culture
The first source of worry is individualism.
archive.orgSaid c. 1991This on korrents
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The humanities and social sciences leave out the spiritual dimension of human life
they try to explain everything human beings do by talking about economic factors, political factors, drive for power, all of which are important, but they leave out what I call the spiritual dimension.
Templeton Prize Winner Taylor Talks About Spirituality in Modern Society (PBS NewsHour, interview by Ray Suarez) Said 20 Mar 2007
Extremist movements draw young people by offering meaning and dignity
And somebody comes along and gives them a tremendous sense of meaning and dignity and power if they join this movement and even sometimes do some terrible things.
Templeton Prize Winner Taylor Talks About Spirituality in Modern Society (PBS NewsHour, interview by Ray Suarez) Said 20 Mar 2007
Individualism is the first source of worry about modern culture
The first source of worry is individualism.
The Ethics of Authenticity (Harvard University Press, 1992) Said c. 1991
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Abolishing all horizons of significance threatens us with a loss of meaning
That's because anthropocentrism, by abolishing all horizons of significance, threatens us with a loss of meaning and hence a trivialization of our predicament.
The Ethics of Authenticity (Harvard University Press, 1992) Said c. 1991
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