The Malaise of Modernity Flashcards
What are the three Malaises?
1) individualism
2) instrumental reason
3) loss of political freedom “people withdrawing from politics and citizenship
What does Taylor identify as the two extreme morals?
1) Hyper-individualism
2) Hyper-Moralism
What does Taylor identify as the middle path?
There is an ethic at work, termed the Ethic of Authenticity
Elaborate on the term Ethic of Authenticity in an extreme way
Ethic of Authenticity is ones proper way of being- something original and different that is found by looking within ourselves.
Ethic of Authenticity
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.
What are the three assumptions that Taylor makes?
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
Relativism
Any theory or doctrine asserting that knowledge, truth, morality, etc., are relative to situations, rather than being absolute
Individualism
The principle or theory that individuals should be allowed to act freely and independently in economic and social matters without collective or state interference.
Atomism
a way in which individualism loosens peoples sense of identity and allegiance to any larger community
Facile Relativism (the relativist direction)
a disbelief in moral standards that would cut across individuals and one could use to to criticize somebody’s life
does relativism harm authenticity?
Yes
are relativism and individualism the same thing?
no
What harms authenticity?
relativism and atomism
what does the ethic of authenticity include?
belonging
Explain the dover beach view?
