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This chapter examines Taylor’s critique of liberalism and then extends it to the ecological dimension within modern political discourse. It is argued that extending liberalism to encompass relationships with the natural environment does not fully come to grips with the dilemmas confronting humanity.
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Lehman, G. (2015). Taylor’s Critique of Instrumentalism, Liberalism and Procedure in Politics. In: Charles Taylor’s Ecological Conversations. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137524782_7
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