Against the Current: Essays in the History of IdeasIn this outstanding collection of essays, Isaiah Berlin, one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century, discusses the importance in the history of thought of dissenters whose ideas still challenge conventional wisdom--among them Machiavelli, Vico, Montesquieu, Herzen, and Sorel. With his unusual powers of imaginative re-creation, Berlin brings to life original minds that swam against the current of their times. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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Page 43
... Romans , Greeks , the authors of the Old Testament . Where have men risen to their full height ? In Periclean Athens , and in the greatest period of human history - the Roman Republic before its decline , when Rome ruled the world . But ...
... Romans , Greeks , the authors of the Old Testament . Where have men risen to their full height ? In Periclean Athens , and in the greatest period of human history - the Roman Republic before its decline , when Rome ruled the world . But ...
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... Roman Republic . Such an end , for which men naturally crave ( of this he thinks that history and observation provide conclusive evidence ) , ' excuses ' any means ; in judging means , look only to the end : if the state goes under ...
... Roman Republic . Such an end , for which men naturally crave ( of this he thinks that history and observation provide conclusive evidence ) , ' excuses ' any means ; in judging means , look only to the end : if the state goes under ...
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... Romans , he points out that what caused Rome to decay was the fact that it sinned against the central ' principle ' of the Roman Republic . For republics can be healthy only if they are of a certain size , and their citizens can obtain ...
... Romans , he points out that what caused Rome to decay was the fact that it sinned against the central ' principle ' of the Roman Republic . For republics can be healthy only if they are of a certain size , and their citizens can obtain ...
Contents
Authors Note page | vii |
The CounterEnlightenment | xxv |
The Originality of Machiavelli | 25 |
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