In Malaise of Modernity , Charles Taylor focuses on the key modern concept of self-fulfillment, often attacked as the central support of what Christopher Lasch has called the culture of narcissism. To Taylor, self-fulfillment, although often expressed in self-centered ways, isn't necessarily a rejection of traditional values and social commitment; it also reflects something authentic and valuable in modern culture. Only by distinguishing what is good in this modern striving from what is socially and politically dangerous, Taylor says, can our age be made to deliver its promise.

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Leftists vs. liberals, with Elizabeth Bruenig

Books recommended:

• 📕  The Confessions of St. Augustine by St. Augustine, Edward Bouverie Pusey
• 📘  Crime and Punishment (Vintage Classics) by Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky, Fyodor Dostoevsky
• 📗  The Malaise of Modernity (Cbc Massey Lectures Series) by Charles Taylor

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