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English
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Charles Taylor : Catholic Mentor to the Mormon Scholar
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Dialogue : A Journal of Mormon Thought
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Fall 2011
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44
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3
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Stanford, CA
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Dialogue Foundation
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94-106
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The following papers were presented by participants in the "Faith and Knowledge" conference sponsored by the Mormon Scholars Foundation at Duke University, February 11, 2011.
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Charles Taylor is perhaps the most successful contemporary philosopher bridging the analytic continental divide and is best known for his contributions to political philosophy, moral philosophy, philosophy of social science, and the history of philosophy. One mark of his significance is the contemporary influence of his work on non-philosophers, which stems in part from his encyclopedic grasp of intellectual history and the ease with which he synthesizes history, theology, anthropology, sociology and economics in order and display philosophical insights. Here, Olsen focuses primarily on Taylor's discussion of the nature of human beings and their meaningful worlds. Moreover, he narrates on how Taylor's work can help Mormons situate and articulate their religious experience within the broader context of cultural evolution in the West.