Charles Taylor: Ein säkulares Zeitalter

Charles Taylor: Ein säkulares ZeitalterIn this series the most important works in the history of philosophy are discussed with cooperative commentary from internationally renowned philosophers. Each volume contains 12 to 15 essays, and follows the organizational structure of the discussed philosophical work. Essential reading for students and academics alike, the series elucidates the major themes in philosophy without the need for time consuming consultation of secondary literature.

At precisely the moment when American authors began self-consciously to quest after a future in which national and racial identity would reign triumphant over all

Chapter 1 tracks an analytic strand shaped by early and late Wittgenstein: understanding language shows why explanation cannot exhaust meaning

We both laughed

so imagine when she gave birth to three chicks

in an era of declining budgets

was its most perfect creation

the case is handed to Inspector Petra Delicado and Sergeant Fermin Garzón

in a powerful and moving essay called "Missing Kitchens"—written in collaboration with her two sisters—Bordo explores notions of bodies

In the Struggle brings together the stories of eight politically engaged scholars

conditions are ripe for the emergence of a global progressive social project capable of moving us beyond business-as-usual and eradicating the fundamental causes of misery: namely

and gravely wounded presidents

in al-Andalus