The Sense of Reality: Studies in Ideas and Their History
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The Sense of Reality: Studies in Ideas and Their History
By (Author) Isaiah Berlin
Edited by Henry Hardy
Foreword by Timothy Snyder
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
5th February 2019
United States
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Non Fiction
192
Physical Properties
Paperback
488
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Description
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "For anyone wanting to understand the twists and turns of the history of ideas, this book will be indispensable." John Gray, New York Times Book Review The Sense of Reality was the last new collection of essays published by Isaiah Berlin in his lifetime. All informed by Berlin's lifelong fascination w
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"Sir Isaiah Berlin was one of the leading intellectual historians of the 20th century, and this book . . . updates the context of his ideas, highlighting the relationship between the outer world and inner questions involving freedom and choice." * Paradigm Explorer *
Author Bio
Isaiah Berlin (19091997) was one of the leading intellectual historians of the twentieth century and the founding president of Wolfson College, University of Oxford. His many books include The Hedgehog and the Fox and The Crooked Timber of Humanity (both Princeton).
