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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... sceptic . In a letter written in 1989 he suggested that his scepticism was of long standing : - I wish I could lay claim to having similar religious feelings or experiences - ever since I persuaded myself that a personal God - an old ...
... sceptic . In a letter written in 1989 he suggested that his scepticism was of long standing : - I wish I could lay claim to having similar religious feelings or experiences - ever since I persuaded myself that a personal God - an old ...
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... sceptical language philosophy of Austin . Isaiah conceived the idea of regular philosophical discussion , involving the two of them . Between the spring of 1937 and the summer of 1939 , the ' brethren ' met on Thursday evenings after ...
... sceptical language philosophy of Austin . Isaiah conceived the idea of regular philosophical discussion , involving the two of them . Between the spring of 1937 and the summer of 1939 , the ' brethren ' met on Thursday evenings after ...
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... sceptic rather than a heretic and he expressed this radical scepticism gently , assuring the former Chief Rabbi , Immanuel Jakobovits , that he would certainly like to believe in God and an after - life , but had simply no evidence that ...
... sceptic rather than a heretic and he expressed this radical scepticism gently , assuring the former Chief Rabbi , Immanuel Jakobovits , that he would certainly like to believe in God and an after - life , but had simply no evidence that ...
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