Against the Current – Essays in the History of Ideas - Softcover

Berlin, Isaiah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691090262 ISBN 13: 9780691090269

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2002

Synopsis

In 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.

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Review:

"Isaiah Berlin was the most esteemed intellectual figure in the English-speaking world. Against the Current may be the most representative of [his] books."--Mark Feeney, Boston Globe

"Berlin expounds the ideas of half-forgotten thinkers with luminous clarity and imaginative empathy. . . . exhilarating to read."--Keith Thomas, Observer

"A most remarkable intellectual achievement. There are few books published in our time which more dazzlingly illuminate some of the most crucial problems of western culture and civilisation."--Goronwy Rees, Encounter

Book Description:

Berlin's main theme in these essays is the importance in the history of thought of dissenters whose ideas still challenge conventional wisdom.

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0691090262
• ISBN 13: 9780691090269
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 474