“Taylor has taken on the most delicate and exacting of philosophical questions, the question of who we are and how we should live...and he has made this an ad

Discusses contemporary notions of the self, and examines their origins, development, and effects.

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year A Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book of t

“Charles Taylor is a philosopher of broad reach and many talents, but his most striking talent is a gift for interpreting different traditions, cultures and p

Fraser presents a critical evaluation of the Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor's conception of the self, and of its moral and political possibilities.