Liberty: Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty
by Isaiah Berlin, Henry Hardy, Ian Harris
Category: Philosophy

This title includes the following features: A new, expanded edition of what Isaiah Berlin himself regarded as his most important book; Includes a fifth essay, 'From Hope and Fear set Free', which Berlin had hoped to include in the original edition; Also included are three of Berlin's otherwritings on liberty - 'Liberty', 'The Birth of Greek Individualism', and 'Final Retrospect' - and three autobiographical pieces - 'The Purpose Justifies the Ways', 'A Letter to George Kennan' (previously unpublished), and 'Notes on Prejudice'; Also includes a critical bibliography by Ian Harriswhich brings together the growing mass of literature on Berlin's work with brief critical commentary; Includes an extended preface by the editor which gives a fascinating insight into the struggle behind the creation of this highly influential work