The Taylor Effect: Responding to a Secular Age

The Taylor Effect: Responding to a Secular Age (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010) was launched on Tuesday 29th March in Mater Dei Institute. This collection of essays follows from a conference on the work of Charles Taylor held in Mater Dei in June 2009, and includes articles by Dr Andrew O’Shea (Lecturer in Philosophy of Education and Human Development, St Patrick's College), Ms Mary Shanahan ( Teaching Fellow in Philosophy, St Patrick's College) and Professor Joe Dunne.

This book presents an original and diverse collection of essays addressing Charles Taylor’s recent magisterial work A Secular Age. Ranging from close and critical readings of Taylor’s formulations and suppositions; to comparative studies of Taylor and various ‘interlocutors’; to applied approaches utilizing Taylor’s concepts; to explorations launched from a Taylorian foundation. The 13 chapters comprise a multifaceted exploration of Taylor’s achievement.

ISBN 9781443822633 - 240pp

Hardback £39.99, US$59.99

 

 

Last Updated: Friday April 08 2011