Charles Taylor

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Charles Taylor is a prominent Canadian philosopher renowned for his work on political theory, multiculturalism, and the philosophy of self and identity.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian philosopher
human
philosopher
political philosopher
academicDegree Rhodes Scholars
surface form: "Rhodes Scholar"
awardReceived Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture
Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec
Kyoto Prize
surface form: "Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy"

Order of Canada
Templeton Prize
birthDate 1931-11-05
birthPlace Canada
Montreal
Quebec, Canada
surface form: "Quebec"
educatedAt Balliol College, Oxford NERFINISHED
McGill University
University of Oxford NERFINISHED
employer McGill University
Northwestern University
Oxford University NERFINISHED
familyName Taylor
fieldOfWork communitarianism
moral philosophy
multiculturalism
philosophy of identity
philosophy of language
philosophy of mind
philosophy of religion
philosophy of self
political philosophy
social theory
givenName Charles
knownFor analysis of secularization
concept of social imaginaries
critique of atomism in liberal theory
theory of recognition
work on multiculturalism
language English
French
movement Canadian idealism
communitarianism
name Charles Taylor
nationality Canadian
notableWork A Secular Age
G. W. F. Hegel
surface form: "Hegel"

Hegel and Modern Society
Modern Social Imaginaries
Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition"
Philosophical Arguments
Sources of the Self
Sources of the Self
surface form: "Sources of the Self: The Making of the Modern Identity"

The Ethics of Authenticity
The Malaise of Modernity
occupation author
philosopher
political theorist
university professor
politicalAffiliation Canadian New Democratic Party
surface form: "New Democratic Party of Canada"
ranForOffice House of Commons of Canada
surface form: "Canadian House of Commons"
religion Roman Catholicism

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Isaiah Berlin influenced Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor name Charles Taylor
Gifford Lectures notableLecturer Charles Taylor
Killam Prize notableRecipient Charles Taylor
Templeton Prize notableRecipient Charles Taylor