The Malaise of Modernity
内容简介
In Malaise of Modernity, Charles Taylor focuses on the key modern concept of self-fulfillment, often attacked as the central support of what Christopher Lasch has called the culture of narcissism. To Taylor, self-fulfillment, although often expressed in self-centered ways, isn't necessarily a rejection of traditional values and social commitment; it also reflects something authentic and valuable in modern culture. Only by distinguishing what is good in this modern striving from what is socially and politically dangerous, Taylor says, can our age be made to deliver its promise.
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作者简介
Charles Taylor is emeritus professor of philosophy at McGill University. He is also the author of the much acclaimed books Sources of the Self and A Secular Age. He is the winner of the 2007 Templeton Prize.
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读书文摘
自我发现需要制作（poiēsis）或制造。这将在这种本真性思想进化的方向之一上起关键的作用。
但是，“成为你自己”究竟意味着什么？这是在叮嘱我们“不要成为别人”吗？因为与人雷同的生活是没有意义的吗？或者，这句格言是在呼唤我们特立独行、依照自己独特的想法来生活吗？可是“自己独特的想法”又从何而来呢？我们如何获得自己的独特性呢？……
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