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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... metaphysical doctrine . The most extravagant of the German romantics , Novalis or Tieck , looked on the universe not as a structure that can be studied or described by whatever methods are most appropriate , but as a perpetual activity ...
... metaphysical doctrine . The most extravagant of the German romantics , Novalis or Tieck , looked on the universe not as a structure that can be studied or described by whatever methods are most appropriate , but as a perpetual activity ...
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... metaphysical vision by Hegel and his followers . As for the liberal aspects of his teaching - his defence of individual liberty , the integrity and independence of the administration of justice , and civilised and humane relations ...
... metaphysical vision by Hegel and his followers . As for the liberal aspects of his teaching - his defence of individual liberty , the integrity and independence of the administration of justice , and civilised and humane relations ...
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... metaphysical debates that ( partly as a result of government censorship ) took the place of political discussion in Germany in his day , composed a treatise embodying his entire Weltanschauung . This metaphysical philosophy of history ...
... metaphysical debates that ( partly as a result of government censorship ) took the place of political discussion in Germany in his day , composed a treatise embodying his entire Weltanschauung . This metaphysical philosophy of history ...
Contents
Authors Note page | vii |
The CounterEnlightenment I | 1 |
The Originality of Machiavelli | 25 |
Copyright | |
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