Charles Taylor erhält den mit 1.5 Millionen Dollar dotierten “Templeton Prize for advancement and research of spiritual matters”
“The deafness of many philosophers, social scientists and historians to the spiritual dimension can be remarkable,” Professor Taylor said … This is damaging because it “affects the culture of the media and educated public opinion in general.”
Professor Taylor, a Roman Catholic who said in an interview he was heavily influenced by pre-Vatican II documents he read while an adolescent in Quebec, is currently studying how spirituality influences those who commit random violence and whether traditionally spiritual motivations such as a sense of purpose could be a factor.
