An approach to secularism from the perspective of Charles Taylor. Breaking down the key ideas of A Secular Age, volume I

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33539/phai.v21i2.2661

Keywords:

secularity, transcendent, immanent, exclusive anthropocentrism, deism, Protestant Reformation

Abstract

Although most thinkers agree that we live in secular societies, they do not always share the same understanding of this concept. Since the philosopher Charles Taylor has exemplarily investigated the subject of secularity in his writings, I will comment on the fundamental ideas of the first volume of his book A Secular Age (2007). The three central ideas recognized in this book are studied in the three respective sections of this paper: 1) the four meanings of secularity, 2) the titanic change in Western society and 3) the historical itinerary of such titanic change from the transcendent to the immanent.

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Author Biography

Jesús Eleazar Sánchez Berríos, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos – Programa de Estudios Generales- Lima – Perú

Licenciado y Magíster en Filosofía por la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Es miembro de la Asociación Peruana de Ética y Filosofía Política (APEFIP) y del grupo de investigación “Filosofía y liberación” de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Sus áreas de interés son la ética contemporánea, el multiculturalismo y la interculturalidad, uno de los autores de su mayor interés es Charles Taylor. Actualmente, se desempeña como profesor de la Universidad de Lima y la Universidad Peruano Cayetano Heredia.

Published

2022-11-21

How to Cite

Sánchez Berríos, J. E. (2022). An approach to secularism from the perspective of Charles Taylor. Breaking down the key ideas of A Secular Age, volume I. Phainomenon, 21(2), e2661. https://doi.org/10.33539/phai.v21i2.2661