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Against the Current : Essays in the History of Ideas ([His Selected writings)
Against the Current Essays in the History of Ideas - His Selected writings Author:Isaiah Berlin 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 bri... more »ngs to life original minds that swam against the current of their times.« less