Charles Taylor

Nicholas H. Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney

• Abbreviations. Acknowledgements.Introduction.1. Linguistic Philosophy and Phenomenology.2. Science, Action and the Mind.3. The Romantic Legacy.4. The Self and the Good.5. Interpretation and the Social Sciences.6. Individual and Community.7. Politics and Social Criticism.8. Modernity, Art and Religion.Conclusion.Notes.Index

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