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Against the Current : Essays in the History of Ideas by Isaiah Berlin is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Against the Current : Essays in the History of Ideas about?
In this outstanding collection of essays, Isaiah Berlin, one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century, discusses the importance in the history of thought of dissenters whose ideas still challenge conventional wisdom -- among them Machiavelli, Vico, Montesquieu, Herzen, and Sorel. With his unusual powers of imaginative re-creation, Berlin brings to life original minds that swam against the current of their times.
Who reads Against the Current : Essays in the History of Ideas?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Isaiah Berlin
- Publisher
- Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
- Published
- 1979
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691090269
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Fiction, Philosophy, History
- Rating
- 4.22 / 5 (147 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Selected writings. [Vol. 3], Against the current (1979)
- Against the Current : Essays in the History of Ideas - Second Edition (2013)
- Against the Current : Essays in the History of Ideas - Second Edition (1979)
- Against the Current : Essays in the History of Ideas (2001)
- Against the Current : Essays in the History of Ideas (1982)
- Akıntıya Karşı - Fikirler Tarihi Üzerine Denemeler (2016)
- Against the Current : Essays in the History of Ideas (1997)