Charles Taylor;
ontology;
philosophical anthropology;
metaphysics;
Stephen White;
ETHICS;
D O I:
10.1017/S0012217317000038
中图分类号:
B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号:
01 ;
0101 ;
摘要:
In this paper, I critically discuss Charles Taylor's employment of the concept of ontology by shining a spotlight on a shift in emphasis from an anthropocentric to a non-anthropocentric viewpoint in his more recent writings on ontology. I also argue that Stephen White's characterization of Taylor's weak' ontology, while revealing, only partly explains Taylor's position, as White's interpretation leaves no room for the metaphysical thrust in Taylor's thought. Drawing attention to a Taylor left out of White's Taylor, I ultimately seek to show why Taylor's distinctive mode of argumentation is not consonant with White's weak-ontological approach.