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?
That the world
What does Charles Taylor mean by the Germ of Authenticity?
conception of freedom or self-determining freedom
What is artistic fulfillment and artistic creation woven into according to Taylor?
interwoven with human lives
What does each person have according to Taylor?
one has his own MEASURE and ONE MUST FIND IT
does relativism harm authenticity?
yes
Is relativism the same as individualism?
no
does atomism help authenticity?
no
Belonging is attributed to what point?
ethic of authenticity
What is a point that Taylor recognizes that humans need?
the needing of each other because they each others recognition
What are important points for reason of self?
1) identity
2) recognition
3) dialogical
4) discover who I am
What challenges does belonging present?
1) conflicts and confusion
2) weight relationships leading to disaffiliation
atomism is contrary to what?
authenticity
what is Taylors definition of morals?
good that is rooted in things that in the broad sense are aimed towards the good
