Charles Taylor (philosopher)
Charles Margrave Taylor is a Canadian philosopher from Montreal, Quebec, and professor emeritus at McGill University best known for his contributions to political philosophy, the philosophy of social science, the history of philosophy, and intellectual history. His work has earned him the Kyoto Prize, the Templeton Prize, the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy, and the John W. Kluge Prize.
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- Born in
- Montreal
- Educated at
- McGill UniversityBalliol CollegeSelwyn House School
- Awards
- 🏆 Templeton Prize🏆 Hegel Prize🏆 Molson Prize🏆 Rhodes Scholarship🏆 Kluge Prize
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1931
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