Unit 10: Prescribed texts (open-book Paper 2)
Topic 10.9: The Ethics of Authenticity — Taylor Questions
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What single argument runs through The Ethics of Authenticity?
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Taylor's 'malaises of modernity' are best described as:
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Fill the gap with one word: 'soft ______' is losing your freedom because you stop caring to use it.
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Dialogue and horizons of significance together:
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The second malaise is the dominance of:
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Why does 'lining up pencils by length' feel like an empty way to express your authentic self?
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Taylor argues you can't define yourself entirely alone because:
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Why is shallow 'anything goes' authenticity self-defeating, for Taylor?
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True or false? For Taylor, you can only discover your true self by cutting yourself off from other people.
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To say the self is 'dialogical' means that:
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True or false? Taylor thinks modern freedom is bad and should be rejected.
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What does Taylor say is really wrong with 'be yourself' culture?
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True or false? A strong Paper-2 part (b) answer must reach a reasoned judgement, not just describe Taylor.
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For Taylor, authenticity as a moral ideal means:
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The 'hidden slide' Taylor warns about is from:
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'Soft despotism', for Taylor, means:
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How do the three malaises connect, for Taylor?
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Taylor defends authenticity on TWO fronts, against:
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True or false? Taylor thinks 'be true to yourself' is just a fancy excuse for selfishness.
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