The Malaise of Modernity

Question 1

What are the three Malaises?

Answer 1

1) individualism
2) instrumental reason
3) loss of political freedom “people withdrawing from politics and citizenship

Question 2

What does Taylor identify as the two extreme morals?

Answer 2

1) Hyper-individualism
2) Hyper-Moralism

Question 3

What does Taylor identify as the middle path?

Answer 3

There is an ethic at work, termed the Ethic of Authenticity

Question 4

Elaborate on the term Ethic of Authenticity in an extreme way

Answer 4

Ethic of Authenticity is ones proper way of being- something original and different that is found by looking within ourselves.

Question 5

Ethic of Authenticity

Answer 5

is an ethic that says what a human being ought to di is discover within himself the voice, impulse or the sense what is right and to follow that.

Question 6

What are the three assumptions that Taylor makes?

Answer 6

1) individual actually isn’t ideal
2) you can argue with about this ideal
3) you have enough freedom in society to do whatever you want

Question 7

Relativism

Answer 7

Any theory or doctrine asserting that knowledge, truth, morality, etc., are relative to situations, rather than being absolute

Question 8

Individualism

Answer 8

The principle or theory that individuals should be allowed to act freely and independently in economic and social matters without collective or state interference.

Question 9

Atomism

Answer 9

a way in which individualism loosens peoples sense of identity and allegiance to any larger community

Question 10

Facile Relativism (the relativist direction)

Answer 10

a disbelief in moral standards that would cut across individuals and one could use to to criticize somebody’s life

Question 11

does relativism harm authenticity?

Answer 11

Yes

Question 12

are relativism and individualism the same thing?

Answer 12

no

Question 13

What harms authenticity?

Answer 13

relativism and atomism

Question 14

what does the ethic of authenticity include?

Answer 14

belonging

Question 15

Explain the dover beach view?

Answer 15

That the world

Question 16

What does Charles Taylor mean by the Germ of Authenticity?

Answer 16

conception of freedom or self-determining freedom

Question 17

What is artistic fulfillment and artistic creation woven into according to Taylor?

Answer 17

interwoven with human lives

Question 18

What does each person have according to Taylor?

Answer 18

one has his own MEASURE and ONE MUST FIND IT

Question 19

does relativism harm authenticity?

Answer 19

yes

Question 20

Is relativism the same as individualism?

Answer 20

no

Question 21

does atomism help authenticity?

Answer 21

no

Question 22

Belonging is attributed to what point?

Answer 22

ethic of authenticity

Question 23

What is a point that Taylor recognizes that humans need?

Answer 23

the needing of each other because they each others recognition

Question 24

What are important points for reason of self?

Answer 24

1) identity
2) recognition
3) dialogical
4) discover who I am

Question 25

What challenges does belonging present?

Answer 25

1) conflicts and confusion 2) weight relationships leading to disaffiliation

Question 26

atomism is contrary to what?

Answer 26

authenticity

Question 27

what is Taylors definition of morals?

Answer 27

good that is rooted in things that in the broad sense are aimed towards the good