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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... senses , how do we know anything about the contents of other minds ? Strict empiricism seemed to entrap each perceiver in a ... sense data , or one tiger's skin ? They read Kafka's Metamorphosis together and considered Gregor Samsa's ...
... senses , how do we know anything about the contents of other minds ? Strict empiricism seemed to entrap each perceiver in a ... sense data , or one tiger's skin ? They read Kafka's Metamorphosis together and considered Gregor Samsa's ...
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... sense of being at ease . But how was a Jew ever to be fully at ease ? Zionism , Berlin always argued , offered Jews one avenue of escape from self - consciousness . It promised them a land where they could be themselves , safe among ...
... sense of being at ease . But how was a Jew ever to be fully at ease ? Zionism , Berlin always argued , offered Jews one avenue of escape from self - consciousness . It promised them a land where they could be themselves , safe among ...
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... sense , if not of tragedy , then certainly of the inevitability of losing someone or something dear whenever he made a commitment . The conflicts within were not merely about political alignment . They were centrally about his ...
... sense , if not of tragedy , then certainly of the inevitability of losing someone or something dear whenever he made a commitment . The conflicts within were not merely about political alignment . They were centrally about his ...
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