All of Charles Thomas Taylor's previous writings have attempted to
reveal the universal rational foundation that undergirds all of the
various ethical, political, and economic systems that best nurture
human existence. With a latent recognition that the presence of
symbolism in other areas of human concern, such as in religion or
the fine arts, essentially communicates ethical value, Taylor
presents his new book to consider the current relevance or
irrelevance of religion and art for the ethical life. An
appreciation of beauty in nature and art is generally applauded,
not as a substitute for that sense of sensual and emotional
gratification that inevitably proceeds from successful rational
endeavor toward the satisfaction of human needs, but as a
supplemental source of pleasure and happiness. The outcome of
Taylor's evaluation of the experience of religion in human affairs
does not fare quite as well, for reasons that he lays out in
systematic detail. Although the book may be seen as offering some
new and original ideas in either sphere of human concern, it is
essentially a work of cultural anthropology that attempts to
integrate, or not to integrate in some cases, the peripheral
concerns of religion and aesthetics with a central ethical vision
for the future of our species.
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