by Isaiah Berlin (Author)
Berlin's main theme in these essays is the importance in the history of ideas of dissenters whose thinking still challenges conventional wisdom - among them Machiavelli, Vico, Montesquieu, Herzen and Sorel. With his unusual powers of imaginative re-creation, he brings to life original minds that swam against the current of their times, and in the process offers a powerful defence of variety in our visions of life. Roger Hausheer's introduction surveys Berlin's whole oeuvre, and the full bibliography of his pubication has been updated for this Pimlico edition.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 464
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Pimlico
Published: 18 Sep 1997
ISBN 10: 0712666907
ISBN 13: 9780712666909
Book Overview: Berlin's main theme in these essays is the importance in the history of thought of dissenters whose ideas still challenge conventional wisdom.