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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Contents
Authors Note page | vii |
The CounterEnlightenment I | xxv |
The Originality of Machiavelli | 25 |
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Against the current: Essays in the history of ideas. Ed. and with a ... Isaiah Berlin No preview available - 1980 |
Against the Current: Essays in the History of Ideas Isaiah Berlin,Henry Hardy,Roger Hausheer No preview available - 1997 |