Specters of the Nineteenth Century
Charles Taylor and the Problem of Historicism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14760554 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Woodford, Peter J Woodford (0000-0001-6827-644X, Stanford University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 171-192 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religious Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0384-9694 • E-ISSN: 1467-9795 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9795.2011.00514.x |
| OpenAlex | W2097905497 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
This paper identifies and analyzes the problem of historicism in Charles Taylor's work overall, but with particular emphasis on his most recent publication, A Secular Age. I circumscribe the problem of historicism through reference to the nineteenth‐century German philosophical tradition in which it developed, in particular in the thought of Wilhelm Dilthey. I then trace the structural similarities between the notions of history to be found in the thought of Taylor and Dilthey and how these structural similarities raise worries associated with the problem of historicism. I argue that the structural aporia of historicism evident in Taylor's work brings to light a live philosophical problem that is basic to theoretical debates in the study religion
Epistemology · German · Historicism · Sociology · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |