Charles Taylor

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Charles_Larmore
gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkb:David_Hume
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:McGill_University
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Templeton_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1931-11-05
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Montreal
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution the concept of the 'self' in modernity
the critique of secularism
the idea of 'strong evaluation'
the importance of community in individual identity
the role of language in shaping identity
gptkbp:field philosophy
ethics
political theory
social theory
history of ideas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Taylor
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Judith_Butler
gptkb:Michael_Sandel
gptkb:Cornel_West
gptkbp:influencedBy Dewey
Hegel
Heidegger
gptkbp:knownFor political philosophy
philosophy of language
theories of identity
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Toronto
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ruth_Taylor
gptkbp:wrote A Secular Age
Philosophical Papers
Sources of the Self
Modern_Social_Imaginaries