Against the Current: Essays in the History of Ideas (2)

By: Isaiah Berlin

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Synopsis: Berlin's main theme in these essays is the importance in the history of ideas of dissenters whose thinking still challenges conventional wisdom - among them Machiavelli, Vico, Montesquieu, Herzen and Sorel. With his unusual powers of imaginative re-creation, he brings to life original minds that swam against the current of their times, and in the process offers a powerful defence of variety in our visions of life. Roger Hausheer's introduction surveys Berlin's whole oeuvre, and the full bibliography of his pubication has been updated for this Pimlico edition.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 464 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781446496190
Related ISBNs:: 9780712666909
Publisher:: Random House
Date of Addition:: 04/10/24
Copyrighted By:: Isaiah Berlin
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Philosophy
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