The effect of techniques of the self on Charles Taylor's conception of positive freedom

In this paper I will argue that Charles Taylor’s conception of strong evaluation is, in Michel Foucault’ s terms, a technique of the self. I will then show that this argument has at least two consequences for Taylor’s conception of positive freedom. First, when we evaluate the freedom of a societ...

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Main Author: Heilman, James
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5789