The hedgehog and the fox : an essay on Tolstoy's view of history /

""The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing."" This ancient Greek aphorism, preserved in a fragment from the poet Archilochus, describes the central thesis of Isaiah Berlin's masterly essay on Leo Tolstoy and the philosophy of history, the subject of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berlin, Isaiah, 1909-1997
Otros Autores: Hardy, Henry
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Edición:Second edition.
Temas:
Tolstoy, Leo, > graf, > 1828-1910 > Knowledge > History.
Tolstoy, Leo, > graf, > 1828-1910 > Political and social views.
Tolstoy, Leo, > graf, > 1828-1910
History > Philosophy.
Histoire > Philosophie.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Russian & Former Soviet Union.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Eastern.
History
History > Philosophy
Political and social views
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:""The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing."" This ancient Greek aphorism, preserved in a fragment from the poet Archilochus, describes the central thesis of Isaiah Berlin's masterly essay on Leo Tolstoy and the philosophy of history, the subject of the epilogue to War and Peace. Although there have been many interpretations of the adage, Berlin uses it to mark a fundamental distinction between human beings who are fascinated by the infinite variety of things and those who relate everything to a central, all-embracing system. Applied to Tolstoy, the saying illu
Notas:Previously published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1967.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 122 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400846634
1400846633

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