Title: The proper study of mankind : an anthology of essays /
Authors: Berlin, Isaiah, 1909-1997; Hardy, Henry; Hausheer, Roger
Publisher: Chatto & Windus,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Berlin, Isaiah,; Berlin, Isaiah,; Civilization Philosophy; History Philosophy; Philosophy, Modern; Civilization, Modern; History, Modern; Civilization, Modern; Civilization Philosophy; History, Modern; History Philosophy; Philosophy, Modern; Ideeëngeschiedenis.; Ideeëngeschiedenis (wetenschap); Philosophie; Politische Philosophie
Contents: The pursuit of the ideal -- Philosophical foundations. The concept of scientific history; Does political theory still exist? -- Freedom and determinism. 'From hope and fear set free'; Historical inevitability -- Political liberty and pluralism. Two concepts of liberty -- History of ideas. The counter-enlightenment; The originality of Machiavelli; The divorce between the sciences and the humanities; Herder and the enlightenment -- Russian writers. The hedgehog and the fox; Herzen and his memoirs; Conversations with Akhmatova and Pasternak -- Romanticism and nationalism in the modern age. The apotheosis of the romantic will; Nationalism : past neglect and present power -- Twentieth-century figures. Winston Churchill in 1940; President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.