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Single Idea 4020
[filed under theme 16. Persons / A. Concept of a Person / 4. Persons as Agents
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Full Idea
The modern notion of the self is defined by disengaged reason (with its associated freedom and dignity), by self-exploration, and by personal commitment.
Clarification
'Disengaged' presumably means 'neutral'
Gist of Idea
The modern self has disengaged reason, self-exploration, and personal commitment
Source
Charles Taylor (Sources of the Self [1989], §13.1)
Book Ref
Taylor,Charles: 'Sources of the Self' [CUP 1992], p.211
A Reaction
Taylor makes a good case that this broader view of how the self is seen is as important as narrow debates about personal identity.
The
17 ideas
from Charles Taylor
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23417
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If the state is neutral, there won't be sufficient community to support a welfare state
[Taylor,C, by Kymlicka]
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22809
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The social contract sees society as constituted by and for individuals
[Taylor,C]
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22811
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Assigning a right based on a human capacity implies that the capacity should be developed
[Taylor,C]
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22810
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A right is not just a rule, but also asserts certain ideas of moral worth
[Taylor,C]
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22812
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For most people the primacy of rights mainly concerns freedom
[Taylor,C]
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22813
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Property is not essential for life, but it may be essential for independence
[Taylor,C]
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22814
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Our reliance on other people close to us does not imply any political obligations
[Taylor,C]
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22815
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If freedom depends on society and culture, the greatest freedom is in shaping them
[Taylor,C]
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4004
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Consistency presupposes intrinsic description
[Taylor,C]
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4003
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Selfhood and moral values are inextricably intertwined
[Taylor,C]
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4005
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To have respect for people, you must feel their claims, or their injustices, or hold them in awe
[Taylor,C]
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4006
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I can only be aware of myself as a person who changes by means of my personal history
[Taylor,C]
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4010
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In later utilitarianism the modern stress on freedom leads to the rejection of paternalism
[Taylor,C]
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4009
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Nominalists defended the sovereignty of God against the idea of natural existing good and evil
[Taylor,C]
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4002
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My aim is to map the connections between our sense of self and our moral understanding
[Taylor,C]
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4020
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The modern self has disengaged reason, self-exploration, and personal commitment
[Taylor,C]
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4021
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Willingness to risk life was the constitutive quality of the man of honour
[Taylor,C]
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