On Being Authentic

Crossing Streams in the Dark: Religious Pluralism and Theological Education

“…failing to meet the standards of eternality. 33 And the crux here, it seems to me, is the doctrine of the immortality of the soul. This is what is logically central to the way in which any teaching that asserts impermanence of all existing things, including the person, looks like nihilism.…”

Marka Özgünlüğünün Marka Terci̇hi̇, Müşteri̇ Tatmi̇ni̇ Ve Marka Sadakati̇ Üzeri̇ndeki̇ Etki̇leri̇: Bi̇lgi̇sayar Markalari Üzeri̇ne Bi̇r Araştirma

“…Özgünlük kavramı son yıllarda özellikle tüketici davranışları ve yönetsel anlamda, hem akademik hem de sektörel pratikler açısından önem kazanmıştır. Bunun yanı sıra psikoloji [13], sanat [14] gibi farklı disiplinlere ve turizm [15][16], gıda [17] gibi sektörlere yönelik olarak literatürde çeşitli araştırmaların mevcudiyetine rağmen, bu alandaki çalışmalar halen sınırlıdır.…”

Authenticity, Community, and Modernity

“…Taylor challenges this highly subjective notion of authenticity, with its inherent focus on the self, and harkens back to the importance of being connected or linked to some larger whole. Guignon (2004) points to the highly embedded, interwoven, and organic way of life thought to dominate pre-modern existence. As a member of the larger whole, one would have been better able to ascertain "one's actual condition" as contrasted with "what one ought to be if one were to fully realize one's potential" (Guignon, 2004, p. 21).…”

“…Both Taylor (1991b) and Guignon (2004) share the impression that the modern conception of authenticity is highly individualized and self-defining in nature. The suggested drift toward subjectivism and relativism has not only redefined earlier conceptions of authentic existence but also self-other relations and the meaning of community.…”