The Crooked Timber of Humanity : Chapters in the History of Ideas - Second Edition /

""Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.""--Immanuel Kant Isaiah Berlin was one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century--an activist of the intellect who marshaled vast erudition and eloquence in defense of the endangered value...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Berlin, Isaiah, 1909-1997
Otros Autores: Banville, John, Hardy, Henry (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2013.
Edición:Second edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Philosophy.
Civilization, Modern.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Modern.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > General.
philosophy.
Philosophie.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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