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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... human values and all conceivable paths to human fulfilment will exist side by side , not merely without loss to one another , but in a state of mutual en- hancement . For Vico , the outlooks , activities and goals of men are necessarily ...
... human values and all conceivable paths to human fulfilment will exist side by side , not merely without loss to one another , but in a state of mutual en- hancement . For Vico , the outlooks , activities and goals of men are necessarily ...
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... humanity in the future , the realisation of which justified the suffering and sacrifice of present generations . He believed , like Stirner , that individual human beings should not be sacrificed on the altar of abstractions whether in ...
... humanity in the future , the realisation of which justified the suffering and sacrifice of present generations . He believed , like Stirner , that individual human beings should not be sacrificed on the altar of abstractions whether in ...
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... human behaviour , that Montesquieu's cautious empiricism , his dis- trust of laws of universal application , and his acute sense of the limits of human powers , stand up so well . If there is a case for radical reforms , for rebellion ...
... human behaviour , that Montesquieu's cautious empiricism , his dis- trust of laws of universal application , and his acute sense of the limits of human powers , stand up so well . If there is a case for radical reforms , for rebellion ...
Contents
Authors Note page | vii |
The CounterEnlightenment | xxv |
The Originality of Machiavelli | 25 |
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