1931 - Today
Charles Margrave Taylor (born November 5, 1931) 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. In 2007, Taylor served with Gérard Bouchard on the Bouchard–Taylor Commission on reasonable accommodation with regard to cultural differences in the province of Quebec. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Taylor has received more than 116,367 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Charles Taylor is the 411th most popular philosopher (down from 375th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Canada (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Philosopher.
Charles Taylor is most famous for his book Sources of the Self, which is a philosophical exploration of the origins of the modern self and its implications for the individual and society.
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Among philosophers, Charles Taylor ranks 411 out of 1,089. Before him are Ban Zhao, Willard Van Orman Quine, Stilpo, Leszek Kołakowski, Carl Gustav Hempel, and Hipparchia of Maroneia. After him are Nelson Goodman, Siger of Brabant, Nicephorus Gregoras, Étienne Gilson, Lucilio Vanini, and Archelaus.
45 - 115
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 405
1908 - 2000
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 406
359 BC - 279 BC
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 407
1927 - 2009
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 408
1905 - 1997
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 409
350 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 410
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 411
1906 - 1998
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 412
1240 - 1284
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 413
1295 - 1360
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 414
1884 - 1978
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 415
1585 - 1619
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 416
500 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 417
Among people born in 1931, Charles Taylor ranks 62. Before him are Sofia Gubaidulina, Clive Cussler, Anthony de Mello, David Lee, Martinus J. G. Veltman, and Stanislav Grof. After him are Sam Cooke, Nawal El Saadawi, Jack Swigert, Ike Turner, Hiroto Muraoka, and Takashi Takabayashi.
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 56
1931 - 2020
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 57
1931 - 1987
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 58
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 59
1931 - 2021
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 60
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 61
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 62
1931 - 1964
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 63
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 64
1931 - 1982
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 65
1931 - 2007
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 66
1931 - 2017
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 67
1931 - 2009
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 68
Among people born in Canada, Charles Taylor ranks 48 out of 1,130. Before him are Robert Mundell (1932), Lois Maxwell (1927), Dan Aykroyd (1952), Ralph M. Steinman (1943), Bertram Brockhouse (1918), and James Randi (1928). After him are Donald O. Hebb (1904), Joni Mitchell (1943), Ryan Reynolds (1976), Glenn Ford (1916), Conrad Bain (1923), and Elizabeth Arden (1878).
1932 - Present
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 42
1927 - 2007
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 43
1952 - Present
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 44
1943 - 2011
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 45
1918 - 2003
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 46
1928 - 2020
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 47
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 48
1904 - 1985
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 49
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 50
1976 - Present
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 51
1916 - 2006
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 52
1923 - 2013
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 53
1878 - 1966
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 54
Among philosophers born in Canada, Charles Taylor ranks 2. Before him are Marshall McLuhan (1911). After him are Ian Stevenson (1918), Ian Hacking (1936), Northrop Frye (1912), G. A. Cohen (1941), Bernard Lonergan (1904), Patricia Churchland (1943), Paul Churchland (1942), Leonard Peikoff (1933), and Will Kymlicka (1962).
1911 - 1980
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 1
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 2
1918 - 2007
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 3
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 4
1912 - 1991
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 5
1941 - 2009
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 6
1904 - 1984
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 7
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 8
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 9
1933 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 10
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 11