Rescuing authenticity
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Taylor's 'retrieval' of authenticity?
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Rescuing the good core of the ideal (live your own way, in dialogue, among things that matter) while arguing against its shallow 'anything goes' version.
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Why is shallow authenticity self-defeating?
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It says nothing outside my choice matters, but then my own life can't matter either — it needs a horizon that counts to make choices worth anything.
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How does The Ethics of Authenticity fit together?
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Three malaises → authenticity as a real ideal → the dialogical self and horizons → rescuing the ideal: one argument.
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Boosters vs knockers?
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Boosters cheer 'anything goes'; knockers sneer it's just selfishness. Taylor rejects both and rescues the ideal.
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One objection to Taylor's rescue?
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Who decides which version is 'shallow'? He may lean on his own values; horizons from different communities can differ.
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Why does the rescue mostly succeed?
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Authenticity is a real ideal and the shallow version is self-defeating, so the good core can be pulled free of it.
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How is Paper 2 structured?
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Open-book, one text: part (a) explain a concept [10] + part (b) evaluate a claim [15]; answer ONE question.
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Open-book Paper 2 — best technique?
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Point to the relevant passage accurately, then put it in your own words; don't just copy the text out.
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The Ethics of Authenticity — Taylor
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