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The Ethics of Authenticity

Charles Taylor, a Canadian philosopher, discusses authenticity as a modern moral ideal in his work, particularly in "The Ethics of Authenticity". For Taylor, authenticity isn't simply about being true to oneself in a superficial sense. Instead, he sees it as a complex concept deeply intertwined with:

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As Charles Taylor puts it, in modernity we remade the human person into a “buffered self,” protected and autonomous and independent, free to determine our own good and pursue our own “authentic” path.

James K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts

Charles Taylor’s work. I was aware of his book A Secular Age

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How (Not) to Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor

James K. A. Smith

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Charles Taylor, Michael Polanyi and the Critique of Modernity: Pluralist and Emergentist Directions

Charles W. Lowney II

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Taylor. He’s careful throughout to avoid asking about the truth of the ideas he discusses. That is appropriate as his task is descriptive and explanatory.

Carl Trueman • Our Secular Age: Ten Years of Reading and Applying Charles Taylor

James K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts

When we talk about justice today, we almost always find ourselves talking about rights we believe are entrenched in nature and have been enshrined in our founding documents. This language reflects a liberal conception of human action and interaction, casting us as rational agents who reach agreements with one another through calculation and