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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... Berlin's ' Historical Inevitability ' . Carr questioned whether Berlin believed in the possibility of historical explanation at all , given his indifference to social and economic factors , and given his apparent belief that historians ...
... Berlin's ' Historical Inevitability ' . Carr questioned whether Berlin believed in the possibility of historical explanation at all , given his indifference to social and economic factors , and given his apparent belief that historians ...
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... Berlin worried that his reputation would suffer if too much appeared . Sometimes one of Hardy's manuscripts of a new Berlin collection would sit on Berlin's desk for a year or more , waiting until he could face reading it . But the ...
... Berlin worried that his reputation would suffer if too much appeared . Sometimes one of Hardy's manuscripts of a new Berlin collection would sit on Berlin's desk for a year or more , waiting until he could face reading it . But the ...
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... Berlin Papers Project : Summary of Progress , Sept. 1991 - July 1992 ' , 2 . 20 Henry Hardy , ' Isaiah Berlin Papers Project : Summary of Progress , November 1990 - August 1991 ' , 3 . 21 Alan Ryan ( ed . ) , The Idea of Freedom ...
... Berlin Papers Project : Summary of Progress , Sept. 1991 - July 1992 ' , 2 . 20 Henry Hardy , ' Isaiah Berlin Papers Project : Summary of Progress , November 1990 - August 1991 ' , 3 . 21 Alan Ryan ( ed . ) , The Idea of Freedom ...
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