Isaiah Berlin’s essays in intellectual history
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Isaiah Berlin’s essays in intellectual history are influential works that explore the development of modern ideas—especially liberalism, pluralism, and Romanticism—through nuanced studies of major thinkers and movements.
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| instanceOf |
collection of essays
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intellectual history literature ⓘ works of political theory ⓘ |
| approach |
comparative analysis of doctrines
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contextual study of thinkers and movements ⓘ interpretive history of ideas ⓘ |
| author | Isaiah Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedIn |
Against the Current
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Russian Thinkers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Crooked Timber of Humanity NERFINISHED ⓘ The Proper Study of Mankind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| examinesMovement |
Counter-Enlightenment
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Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ European Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian intelligentsia of the nineteenth century ⓘ Russian populism ⓘ |
| examinesThinker |
Alexander Herzen
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Friedrich Nietzsche NERFINISHED ⓘ Friedrich Schiller NERFINISHED ⓘ Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling NERFINISHED ⓘ Giambattista Vico NERFINISHED ⓘ Immanuel Kant NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Gottfried Herder NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Gottlieb Fichte NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph de Maistre NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Marx NERFINISHED ⓘ Moses Hess NERFINISHED ⓘ Niccolò Machiavelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedField |
history of political thought
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intellectual history ⓘ liberal theory ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
historical contingency of ideas
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negative liberty NERFINISHED ⓘ pluralism of values ⓘ positive liberty ⓘ value incommensurability ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainFocus |
Enlightenment and its critics
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Romanticism ⓘ history of ideas ⓘ liberalism ⓘ modern intellectual history ⓘ value pluralism ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
conflict of values
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critique of monism in ethics and politics ⓘ individual freedom ⓘ limits of rationalism ⓘ relationship between ideas and political regimes ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition |
late 20th century
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mid-20th century ⓘ |
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