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Freedom And Its Betrayal
Freedom And Its Betrayal
This is one of Isaiah Berlin's earliest and most convincing expositions of his views on human freedom and the history of ideas, views which were at the heart... »
 
 
 
 
 

Concepts And Categories
Concepts And Categories
Included here are Berlin's early arguments against logical positivism, and later essays reflecting his interest in political theory, intellectual history and... »
 
 
 
 
 

The Hedgehog And The Fox
The Hedgehog And The Fox
'The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.' This... »
 
 
 
 
 

Flourishing
Flourishing
Letters 1928-1946 »
 
 
 
 
 

Political Ideas in the Romantic Age
Political Ideas in the Romantic Age
'I was exhausted at the end, and yet I am sure that if ever I saw &... »
 
 
 
 
 

The Roots Of Romanticism
The Roots Of Romanticism
The A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. »
 
 
 
 
 

Russian Thinkers
Russian Thinkers
Penguin Classics. Isaiah Berlin witnessed the excesses of the Russian Revolution as a... »
 
 
 
 
 

The Power Of Ideas
The Power Of Ideas
These essays focus on the social and political role - past, present and future - of ideas and of their progenitors. Contents include My Intellectual Path, an... »
 
 
 
 
 

Against The Current
Against The Current
The main theme of this collection of essays is the importance in the history of thought of dissenters whose ideas still challenge conventional wisdom. The bo... »
 
 
 
 
 

The Proper Study Of Mankind
The Proper Study Of Mankind
An Isaiah Berlin reader, containing some of the best of his essays and representing the full range of his work. Berlin encapsulates the principal movements o... »
 
 
 
 
 

 
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