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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... values could not be securely derived from human nature . This was what the Romantic thinkers had understood . Values were created by men in their struggle to master themselves , their society and the natural world . Values , therefore ...
... values could not be securely derived from human nature . This was what the Romantic thinkers had understood . Values were created by men in their struggle to master themselves , their society and the natural world . Values , therefore ...
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... values could never contradict each other . Out of this assault on the assumptions of Western rationalism there emerged a new set of values - sincerity , authenticity and toleration - which had never been admired before . It had never ...
... values could never contradict each other . Out of this assault on the assumptions of Western rationalism there emerged a new set of values - sincerity , authenticity and toleration - which had never been admired before . It had never ...
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... values were never internally consistent . The conflict of values - liberty versus equality ; justice versus mercy ; tolerance versus order ; liberty versus social justice ; resistance versus prudence - was intrinsic to human life ...
... values were never internally consistent . The conflict of values - liberty versus equality ; justice versus mercy ; tolerance versus order ; liberty versus social justice ; resistance versus prudence - was intrinsic to human life ...
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