Conversations with Isaiah Berlin
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (565 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1905559038 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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His impact on the intellectual and political views of the second half of the twentieth century alone makes it critical to understand his works and analyze his thoughts, and these conversations are a perfect introduction to both. Philosopher and leading proponent of liberal thinking, Isaiah Berlin has changed our sense of history and the world. This revised edition follows Isaiah Berlin from Petrograd to Oxford, Washington to Moscow, and London to Jerusalem. The topics range broadly from philosophy to music, history to literature, Judaism to Israel, Marx and Machiavelli to his extraordinary encounters with Anna Akhmatova and Boris Pasternak in post-war Russia.. Revealing and enlightening, Conversations with Isaiah Berlin gives a close view of one of the foremost thinkers of o
About the AuthorRamin Jahanbegloo currently lectures in Political Philosophy and Comparative Politics at the University of Toronto. He received many honorary degrees as well as the Erasmus, Lippincott, Jerusalem, and Agnelli Prizes.. Isaiah Berlin was a professor of Social and Political Theory at Oxford and president of the British Academy
Ramin Jahanbegloo currently lectures in Political Philosophy and Comparative Politics at the University of Toronto. He received many honorary degrees as well as the Erasmus, Lippincott, Jerusalem, and Agnelli Prizes.. Isaiah Berlin was a professor of Social and Political Theory at Oxford and president of the British Academy
Ronald H. Clark said Isaiah Berlin Speaks for Himself. Given all the attention being paid to the centenary of Sir Isaiah Berlin, including several books with contributors talking about him and his ideas, it seemed an ideal time (in addition to reading the second volume of his letters) to hear Berlin discourse directly. This book consists of 1988 Berlin interviews conducted by Ramin Jahanbegloo, originally for a French publication. There are five conversations inc