Isaiah Berlin: A LifeIsaiah Berlin refused to write an autobiography, but he agreed to talk about himself - and so for 10 years, before's Berlin's death in November 1997, he allowed Michael Ignatieff to interview him about his past, his ideas, his most intimate memories, and his inner conflicts. |
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... followed by the KGB , he signed out a number of Russian books and spent the morning reading them . When Isaiah left , the agent assigned to shadow him discovered that they were only dog - eared original editions of two German adventure ...
... followed by the KGB , he signed out a number of Russian books and spent the morning reading them . When Isaiah left , the agent assigned to shadow him discovered that they were only dog - eared original editions of two German adventure ...
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... followed a highly idiosyncratic path of his own in the borderlands between history and philosophy , without mentors to guide him or disciples to follow . This might not take courage but it certainly indicates a temperament prepared to ...
... followed a highly idiosyncratic path of his own in the borderlands between history and philosophy , without mentors to guide him or disciples to follow . This might not take courage but it certainly indicates a temperament prepared to ...
Page 281
... followed Concepts and Categories , his philosophical essays ; and Against the Current , his essays in the history of ideas , including classic texts like the famous comparison of Disraeli and Marx . For Personal Impressions , his éloges ...
... followed Concepts and Categories , his philosophical essays ; and Against the Current , his essays in the history of ideas , including classic texts like the famous comparison of Disraeli and Marx . For Personal Impressions , his éloges ...
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