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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... intellectual speciality . In a wider sense , the study of the history of ideas - let alone socialist ones - barely existed at Oxford . Berlin's originality cannot be appreciated unless this is understood . From the beginning of his ...
... intellectual speciality . In a wider sense , the study of the history of ideas - let alone socialist ones - barely existed at Oxford . Berlin's originality cannot be appreciated unless this is understood . From the beginning of his ...
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... intellectual passion for Russia , but in Oxford there were few to share it . Intellectual history fell between stools , neglected by philosophy , history and politics alike . Stuart Hampshire noticed that Berlin had become a spectator ...
... intellectual passion for Russia , but in Oxford there were few to share it . Intellectual history fell between stools , neglected by philosophy , history and politics alike . Stuart Hampshire noticed that Berlin had become a spectator ...
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... intellectual . French intellectuals , for example , enjoyed enormous prestige in the post - war period . But what exactly did a French intellectual know ? - Raymond Aron became the only French figure whom Isaiah respected . Isaiah ...
... intellectual . French intellectuals , for example , enjoyed enormous prestige in the post - war period . But what exactly did a French intellectual know ? - Raymond Aron became the only French figure whom Isaiah respected . Isaiah ...
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