A Mind and its Time: The Development of Isaiah Berlin's Political Thought

Author:   Joshua L. Cherniss (Department of Government, Harvard University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199673261


Pages:   284
Publication Date:   28 March 2013
Format:   Hardback
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A Mind and its Time: The Development of Isaiah Berlin's Political Thought


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Author:   Joshua L. Cherniss (Department of Government, Harvard University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.30cm
Weight:   0.480kg
ISBN:  

9780199673261


ISBN 10:   0199673268
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   28 March 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements 1: 'Not a very political thinker'? 2: War and Peace 3: Anti-Communist Manifestoes 4: Against 'Engineers of Human Souls' 5: Between Realism and Utopianism 6: The Road to Liberty 7: Conceiving Liberty 8: The Inner Citadel Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Cherniss presents an account of Isaiah Berlin's early political theory, ending with a detailed analysis of Berlin's most famous work, Two Concepts of Liberty. The book is meticulously researched, integrating elements in Berlin's intellectual biography with an analysis of his writings. Recommended. --CHOICE


meticulously researched ... Cherniss does an excellant job working through the intricacies of Berlin's thought without oversimplifying it * P.R. Babbitt, CHOICE *


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Joshua L. Cherniss holds a DPhil in History from the University of Oxford, and is a doctoral candidate and teaching fellow in Government at Harvard University. His research focusses on the history of political thought and political argument, particularly in the twentieth century, with a special interest in the relationship between ideological conflict, and arguments about the ethics of political action, and in the evolution of liberal and radical thought. He is the author of several articles and chapters on Isaiah Berlin's thought.

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