SIR ISAIAH BERLIN

From: Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society | Date: December 1, 2006| Author: Schlesinger, Arthur Jr; Wokler, Robert; Billington, James H | Copyright information

6 JUNE 1909 * 5 NOVEMBER 1997

THE AMAZING MAN we remember and honor tonight populated, loved, exemplified, and enriched at least four distinct worlds: four concentric circles into each of which he radiated powerful waves of thought.

The inner circle was Oxford and the microworlds within it: old ones like Corpus, New College, and All Souls; the new one he created with Wolfson; the special one he created at Headington with Aline.

He enlivened Britain, our gracious host toni...

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