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The Ethics of Authenticity

This book delves into the philosophical and ethical dimensions of authenticity, examining its role in personal and societal values. more

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Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor, born on November 5, 1931, is a renowned philosopher whose research spans across moral philosophy, political philosophy, and religious philosophy, having a profound impact on contemporary philosophy. more

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“We define our identity always in dialogue with, sometimes in struggle against, the things our significant others want to see in us. Even after we outgrow some of these others—our parents, for instance—and they disappear from our lives, the conversation with them continues within us as long as we live.”

“Like the water of a deep stream, love is always too much. We did not make it. Though we drink till we burst, we cannot have it all, or want it all. In its abundance it survives our thirst. In the evening we come down to the shore to drink our fill, and sleep, while it flows through the regions of the dark. It does not hold us, except we keep returning to its rich waters thirsty. We enter, willing to die, into the commonwealth of its joy.”