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This chapter outlines some key issues and definitions in Taylor’s philosophy to set the scene to understand our place in the natural environment. The focus of this chapter is on interpretivism, the public sphere, and the processes of secularism.
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Lehman, G. (2015). Basic Issues in Taylor’s Philosophy. In: Charles Taylor’s Ecological Conversations. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137524782_2
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