The Proper Study Of Mankind An Anthology of Essays

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Synopsis

Isaiah Berlin was one of the leading thinkers of the century, and one of the finest writers. The Proper Study Of Mankind selects some of the best of his essays. The full (and enormous) range of his work is represented here, from the exposition of his most distinctive doctrine - pluralism - to studies of Machiavelli, Tolstoy, Churchill and Roosevelt. In these pages he encapsulates the principal movements that characterise the modern age: romanticism, historicism, Fascism, relativism, irrationalism and nationalism. His ideas are always tied to the people who conceived them, so that abstractions are brought alive. His insights both illuminate the past and offer a key to the burning issues of the today.

Book details

Author:
Isaiah Berlin
ISBN:
9781446496954
Related ISBNs:
9780712673228, 9780099582762
Publisher:
Random House
Pages:
704
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2022-08-04
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1998
Copyright by:
Pimlico 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government