The Ethics of Authenticity
Also known as The Malaise of Modernity
Charles Taylor's 1991 Massey Lectures on authenticity and the malaise of modernity.
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- Taylor argues that political theorists from Locke and Hobbes to Rawls and Dworkin have neglected how individuals arise within societies.
- A more realistic view of the self recognises the social background against which choices gain meaning.
Why it matters
- It is a short, widely read entry point to Taylor's account of modern individualism and authenticity.
Key facts
- Author
- Charles Taylor1
- Based on
- His 1991 Massey Lecture, "The Malaise of Modernity"1
- First published
- As The Malaise of Modernity, by House of Anansi Press1
- US edition
- Republished by Harvard University Press as The Ethics of Authenticity1
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