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Description for Liberty
Paperback.
Liberty is a revised and expanded edition of the book that Isaiah Berlin regarded as his most important - Four Essays on Liberty, a standard text of liberalism, constantly in demand and constantly discussed since it was first published in 1969. Writing in Harper's, Irving Howe described it as 'an exhilarating performance - this, one tells oneself, is what the life of the mind can be'. Berlin's editor Henry Hardy has revised the text, incorporating a fifth essay that Berlin himself had wanted to include. He has also added further pieces that bear on the same topic, so that ... Read more
Liberty is a revised and expanded edition of the book that Isaiah Berlin regarded as his most important - Four Essays on Liberty, a standard text of liberalism, constantly in demand and constantly discussed since it was first published in 1969. Writing in Harper's, Irving Howe described it as 'an exhilarating performance - this, one tells oneself, is what the life of the mind can be'. Berlin's editor Henry Hardy has revised the text, incorporating a fifth essay that Berlin himself had wanted to include. He has also added further pieces that bear on the same topic, so that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199249893
SKU
V9780199249893
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About Isaiah Berlin
Isaiah Berlin was a Fellow of All Souls, New College and Professor of Social and Political Theory and founding President of Wolfson College. He also held the Presidency of the British Academy. He died in 1997. Henry Hardy (ed) is a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford and is one of Isaiah Berlin's Literary Trustees. He has edited several other ... Read more
Reviews for Liberty
A magnificent and indispensable volume: the best introduction to the most important and enduring of Berlin's ideas.
John Gray
For anyone wishing to have the essence of Berlin's thinking, Liberty is the volume to have.
John Banville, Irish Times
'Liberty not only offers a comprehensive overview of Isaiah Berlin's main topics and ideas, but also enables ... Read more
John Gray
For anyone wishing to have the essence of Berlin's thinking, Liberty is the volume to have.
John Banville, Irish Times
'Liberty not only offers a comprehensive overview of Isaiah Berlin's main topics and ideas, but also enables ... Read more