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Charles Taylor

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Charles Margrave Taylor (born November 5, 1931) is a Canadian philosopher from Montreal, Quebec, and professor emeritus at McGill University best known for his contributions to political philosophy, the philosophy of social science, the history of philosophy, and intellectual history. His work has earned him the Kyoto Prize, the Templeton Prize, the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy, and the John W. Kluge Prize. In 2007, Taylor served with Gérard Bouchard on the Bouchard–Taylor Commission on reasonable accommodation with regard to cultural differences in the province of Quebec. He has also made contributions to moral philosophy, epistemology, hermeneutics, aesthetics, the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of action. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Taylor is the 528th most popular philosopher (down from 515th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Canada (down from 70th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Philosopher.

Charles Taylor is most famous for his book Sources of the Self, which is a philosophical exploration of the origins of the modern self and its implications for the individual and society.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Charles Taylor ranks 528 out of 1,267. Before him are Giles of Rome, Madhvacharya, Ludwig Büchner, Anaxarchus, Sivananda Saraswati, and Manuel Chrysoloras. After him are Saul Kripke, Karl-Otto Apel, Polemon, Ahmad Sirhindi, Carl Stumpf, and Gianni Vattimo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Charles Taylor ranks 95. Before him are Ike Turner, Ferenc Mádl, Dries van Agt, Takashi Mizuno, Clive Cussler, and Mike Nichols. After him are Mauricio Kagel, Toshiki Kaifu, Lamberto Dini, E. C. George Sudarshan, Pierre Nora, and Stig Anderson.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Charles Taylor ranks 86 out of 1,622. Before him are Percy Williams (1908), Paul Watson (1950), David Easton (1917), Mylène Farmer (1961), Mack Sennett (1880), and A. E. van Vogt (1912). After him are Lester B. Pearson (1897), Conrad Bain (1923), Marie-Louise Meilleur (1880), Pat Patterson (1941), Donald O. Hebb (1904), and Grimes (1988).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Canada

Among philosophers born in Canada, Charles Taylor ranks 2. Before him are Marshall McLuhan (1911). After him are G. A. Cohen (1941), Ian Stevenson (1918), Ian Hacking (1936), Patricia Churchland (1943), Northrop Frye (1912), Bernard Lonergan (1904), Paul Churchland (1942), Will Kymlicka (1962), and Leonard Peikoff (1933).

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