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Ontological gaps: retrieving Charles Taylor's realism
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Abstract
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| This essay pursues the development of Charles Taylor's ontological thought by comparing his-insightful yet neglected- early paper "Ontology" (1959) with his little-known essay "Ethics and Ontology" (2003) and his most matured ontological position in Retrieving Realism (2015). It also puts a spotlight on Taylor's unusual "interwoven" mode of argumentation in between ethics, phenomenology, and ontology. In so doing, I aim, first, to show Taylor's remarkable consistency; second, to unravel his hybrid position in between ethics, phenomenology, and ontology; third, to argue for a tension between Taylor's phenomenological approach to ethics and his claims about ontology; and, fourth, to highlight his ongoing hesitation with regard to ontological inquiry in general and issues of moral realism in particular. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Philosophy today. - Celina, Ohio
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Publication
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Celina, Ohio
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2019
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0031-8256
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DOI
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10.5840/PHILTODAY2019611260
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63
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(2019)
, p. 155-173
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000478052800009
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