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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... believed that the ultimate goal of life was life itself ; that the day and the hour were ends in themselves , not a means to another day or another experience . He believed that remote ends were a dream , that faith in them was a fatal ...
... believed that the ultimate goal of life was life itself ; that the day and the hour were ends in themselves , not a means to another day or another experience . He believed that remote ends were a dream , that faith in them was a fatal ...
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... believed in natural science applied to create social welfare ; he believed in cooperatives , communal endeavour , state ownership , or , at any rate , public ownership . To a large degree - larger than is pleas- ing to those who favour ...
... believed in natural science applied to create social welfare ; he believed in cooperatives , communal endeavour , state ownership , or , at any rate , public ownership . To a large degree - larger than is pleas- ing to those who favour ...
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... believed , even while he was aware of the element of sheer invention . He did half genuinely see Victoria as a great empress and himself as her vizier ; she was Semiramis and Titania , Empress of the East and Queen of the Fairies . His ...
... believed , even while he was aware of the element of sheer invention . He did half genuinely see Victoria as a great empress and himself as her vizier ; she was Semiramis and Titania , Empress of the East and Queen of the Fairies . His ...
Contents
Authors Note page | vii |
The CounterEnlightenment | xxv |
The Originality of Machiavelli | 25 |
Copyright | |
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