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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... commitment that Isaiah himself knew he lacked . - In the end , however , it was not Herzen but Turgenev , the ... commitments despite an empathy that enabled him to see the other side of any coin . Turgenev helped Isaiah keep his liberal ...
... commitment that Isaiah himself knew he lacked . - In the end , however , it was not Herzen but Turgenev , the ... commitments despite an empathy that enabled him to see the other side of any coin . Turgenev helped Isaiah keep his liberal ...
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... commitment . He admired committed friends - like the Lynd sisters , who were active communist party members by the ... commitments was tempting , but it was not an option . All Souls was one of the gathering places for the leading ...
... commitment . He admired committed friends - like the Lynd sisters , who were active communist party members by the ... commitments was tempting , but it was not an option . All Souls was one of the gathering places for the leading ...
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... commitment to Zionism . By his very being , Einstein seemed to demonstrate that you could be both a Zionist and a cosmopolitan , and as Berlin sought to reconcile these opposing tenden- cies within himself , Einstein's example was a ...
... commitment to Zionism . By his very being , Einstein seemed to demonstrate that you could be both a Zionist and a cosmopolitan , and as Berlin sought to reconcile these opposing tenden- cies within himself , Einstein's example was a ...
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