In the philosophical debate between liberalism and communitarianism, Charles Taylor leans more towards the side of the communitarians. While liberalism starts from the premise of an individual who is independent of value beliefs and free from social ties, Taylor emphasizes the role of the community and the individual's integration into the values of their culture. Drawing from his own experience of political activity, Taylor discusses topics such as nationalism, exclusion, and solidarity in his essays titled "How Much Community Does Democracy Need?" and analyzes the individualism of modernity.