Mind and Its Time - The Development of Isaiah Berlin''s Political Thought

Zusatztext meticulously researched ... Cherniss does an excellant job working through the intricacies of Berlin's thought without oversimplifying it Informationen zum Autor Joshua L. Cherniss holds a DPhil in History from the University of Oxford, and is a doctoral candidate and teaching fellow in Government at Harvard University. His research focusses on the history of political thought and political argument, particularly in the twentieth century, with a special interest in the relationship between ideological conflict, and arguments about the ethics of political action, and in the evolution of liberal and radical thought. He is the author of several articles and chapters on Isaiah Berlin's thought. Klappentext A detailed study of Isaiah Berlin: historian! philosopher! and political theorist. Situates his evolving ideas in the context of British society and world politics. Offers a new interpretation of Berlin's influential writings on liberty and his debts to philosophy! and makes clear his relationship to the political debates of his times. Zusammenfassung A detailed study of Isaiah Berlin: historian, philosopher, and political theorist. Situates his evolving ideas in the context of British society and world politics. Offers a new interpretation of Berlin's influential writings on liberty and his debts to philosophy, and makes clear his relationship to the political debates of his times. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 'Not a very political thinker'?; 2 War and Peace; 3 Anti-Communist Manifestoes; 4 Against 'Engineers of Human Souls'; 5 Between Realism and Utopianism; 6 The Road to Liberty; 7 Conceiving Liberty; 8 The Inner Citadel; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: Joshua L. Cherniss, Joshua L. (Department of Government Cherniss, CHERNISS JOSHUA L, Cherniss Joshua L.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2013
• EAN: 9780199673261
• ISBN: 978-0-19-967326-1
• No. of pages: 284
• Series: Oxford Historical Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; History of Ideas, European History, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, British & Irish history