Sources of the self
by Charles Taylor · first published 1989
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on “Ask HN: Best Philosophical Books?” ↗I haven’t, I will check this out. Thanks! I think Charles Taylor’s Sources of the Self was probably on my mind subconsciously when I wrote the comment. It’s also a great book about the formation of individualism. Edit: replying to your long edit, absolutely, it seems like a factor that…
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