Against the Current : Essays in the History of Ideas - Second Edition /

In this outstanding collection of essays, Isaiah Berlin, one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century, discusses the importance of dissenters in the history of ideas--among them Machiavelli, Vico, Montesquieu, Herzen, and Sorel. With his unusual powers of imaginative re-creation, Berlin brings...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Berlin, Isaiah, 1909-1997 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Hardy, Henry (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Philosophy.
Idea (Philosophy)
PHILOSOPHY > Criticism.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > General.
philosophy.
Idee (Philosophie)
Philosophie.
Philosophy
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this outstanding collection of essays, Isaiah Berlin, one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century, discusses the importance of dissenters in the history of ideas--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--and still challenge conventional wisdom. In a new foreword to this corrected edition, which also includes a new appendix of letters in which Berlin discusses and further illuminates some of its topics, noted essayist Mark.
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
ISBN:9781400843237

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