Charles Taylor
Professor
Social and Political Science
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
India
Biography
Charles Taylor is one of the most eminent philosophers in the world. He was Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at Oxford University and Professor of Political Sciences and Philosophy at the McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where he is currently professor emeritus. He has served as Board of Trustees Professor of Law and Philosophy at Northwestern University. He has received numerous awards that include the Prix Léon-Gérin by the Québec government (1992), the Templeton Prize (2007) and the Kyoto Prize (2008). He was made a Grand officier of the Ordre national du Québec and a Companion of the Order of Canada.
Research Interest
Philosophy of Action, Philosophy of Social Science, Political Theory, Greek Political Thought, Moral Philosophy, the Culture of Western Modernity, Philosophy of Language, Theories of Meaning, Language and Politics, German Idealism.
Publications
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Philosophy and the Human Sciences, Cambridge University Press, 1985
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Human Agency and Language, Cambridge University Press,1985
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Social Theory as Practice, Oxford University Press, Delhi
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Hegel and Modern Society, Cambridge University Press, 1979
