Against the Current
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Against the Current is a collection of essays by Isaiah Berlin that explores the history of ideas and the lives of influential thinkers who challenged prevailing intellectual orthodoxies.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author | Isaiah Berlin ⓘ |
| containsEssayOn |
Alexander Herzen
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Benjamin Disraeli ⓘ Georges Sorel ⓘ Giambattista Vico ⓘ Herder and the Enlightenment ⓘ Johann Gottfried Herder ⓘ Joseph de Maistre ⓘ Joseph de Maistre and the Origins of Fascism ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Moses Hess ⓘ Niccolò Machiavelli ⓘ The Apotheosis of the Romantic Will ⓘ The Bent Twig ⓘ Counter-Enlightenment ⓘ
surface form:
The Counter-Enlightenment
The Originality of Machiavelli ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| editor | Henry Hardy ⓘ |
| essayCollectionOf | Isaiah Berlin essays ⓘ |
| explores |
conflicts of values in political thought
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critique of rationalist systems of thought ⓘ role of individuality in history ⓘ |
| focusesOn | thinkers who challenged prevailing orthodoxies ⓘ |
| genre |
history of ideas
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intellectual history ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
liberal
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pluralist ⓘ |
| inSeries | Isaiah Berlin collected essays ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers of intellectual history
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students of political theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
counter-enlightenment
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history of ideas ⓘ intellectual dissent ⓘ liberalism ⓘ political thought ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of the Counter-Enlightenment
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reviving interest in neglected thinkers ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Four Essays on Liberty
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The Crooked Timber of Humanity ⓘ |
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