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Berlin, Sir Isaiah
Berlin, Sir Isaiah (1909–97), is best known as a political philosopher for his defence of liberalism and moral pluralism (see Four Essays on Liberty, 1969), views which, as historian of ideas, he has explored in his work on the recognition of the historical dimension of philosophical thought in, among others, Vico and Herder (Vico and Herder, 1976). His Russian Thinkers (1978), a collection of essays about the intelligentsia of 19th-cent. Russia, includes ‘The Hedgehog and the Fox’, a discussion of Tolstoy focusing on the tension between monist and pluralist visions of the world and of history.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Berlin, Sir Isaiah." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Berlin, Sir Isaiah." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-BerlinSirIsaiah.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Berlin, Sir Isaiah." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-BerlinSirIsaiah.html |
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Berlin, Sir Isaiah
Berlin, Sir Isaiah (1909–97) British philosopher and historian of ideas, b. Latvia. Berlin and A. J. Ayer introduced logical positivism into British philosophy. He was a staunch defender of pluralism and liberalism. Two Concepts of Liberty was his influential, inaugural lecture as Chichele professor (1957–67) of social and political theory, Oxford. Berlin's essay on Tolstoy, The Hedgehog and the Fox (1953), is a classic historical study.
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"Berlin, Sir Isaiah." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Berlin, Sir Isaiah." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-BerlinSirIsaiah.html "Berlin, Sir Isaiah." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-BerlinSirIsaiah.html |
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