Name: The Power of Ideas: Second Edition
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Author: Isaiah Berlin

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Physical Book

Author

Isaiah Berlin

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Year

2013

Language

English

Pages

360

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780691157603

Edition No.

Categories

Filosofía occidental desde 1800, aproximadamente

The Power of Ideas: Second Edition

Isaiah Berlin (Author) · Princeton University Press · Paperback

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Isaiah Berlin

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Isaiah Berlin (1909–1997) was an influential British philosopher and thinker of Latvian origin, known for his contributions to political theory and the history of ideas. Born in Riga, Latvia, his family emigrated to England in 1921. He studied at the University of Oxford, where he became a fellow of All Souls College and New College, and also founded Wolfson College. During World War II, he worked as a diplomat in Washington and Moscow. He was president of the British Academy from 1974 to 1978 and received various awards for his intellectual work.

His most famous essay, The Hedgehog and the Fox (1953), interprets Leon Tolstoy's view of history through an Archilochus metaphor: “The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.” Berlin classifies thinkers into two types: the "hedgehogs," who structure their worldview around a single central idea, and the "foxes," who have a more scattered and multiple perspective. According to Berlin, Tolstoy embodies both roles: by his talent, a fox; by his convictions, a hedgehog.

This essay has become an essential work for understanding the different approaches to thought and history.

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