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Against the Current: Essays in the History of Ideas

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In this outstanding collection of essays, Isaiah Berlin, one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century, discusses the importance in the history of thought of dissenters whose ideas still challenge conventional wisdom--among them Machiavelli, Vico, Montesquieu, Herzen, and Sorel. With his unusual powers of imaginative re-creation, Berlin brings to life original minds that swam against the current of their times.

Language: English

Pages: 480

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Release: December 09, 2001

ISBN: 0691090262

ISBN 13: 9780691090269

Against the Current: Essays in the History of Ideas

4.1/5 ( ratings)

In this outstanding collection of essays, Isaiah Berlin, one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century, discusses the importance in the history of thought of dissenters whose ideas still challenge conventional wisdom--among them Machiavelli, Vico, Montesquieu, Herzen, and Sorel. With his unusual powers of imaginative re-creation, Berlin brings to life original minds that swam against the current of their times.

Language: English

Pages: 480

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Release: December 09, 2001

ISBN: 0691090262

ISBN 13: 9780691090269

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