A construção comunitária do self jurídico em Charles Taylor

Abstract

The present work entitled "The Communitarian Construction of the Legal Self in Charles Taylor" investigates the work of Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor, with a special focus on the book "Sources of the Self: The Making of the Modern Identity" (2013). The study seeks to understand the intersection between personal identity and communitarianism in the legal context, through an analysis of how virtue and the self are constructed within a community of shared values. The research addresses the concept of the legal self as a linguistic and axiological element essential for the recognition of the individual within their cultural and legal tradition. Additionally, it examines the practical response of communitarianism, inspired by Aristotle and Hegel, as a means for the individual to situate themselves within the normative context. Through a comprehensive review of academic literature, the work highlights the relevance of Taylor's theory to legal science, proposing a reflection on the effectiveness of legal norms and the importance of communal experience for the construction of a society in which the law can be realized.