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Languages : en
Pages : 996
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The Athenaeum
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Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 1632
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Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 1632
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The Spectator
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1378
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A weekly review of politics, literature, theology, and art.
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1378
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A weekly review of politics, literature, theology, and art.
The Examiner
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 936
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 936
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Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle
Author: James Silk Buckingham
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Languages : en
Pages : 992
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Pages : 992
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The Athenæum
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Pages : 1636
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Pages : 1636
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Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, &c
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Pages : 1288
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Pages : 1288
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1756
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Languages : en
Pages : 1756
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The Hedgehog and the Fox
Author: Isaiah Berlin
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400846633
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 143
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"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." This ancient Greek aphorism, preserved in a fragment from the poet Archilochus, describes the central thesis of Isaiah Berlin's masterly essay on Leo Tolstoy and the philosophy of history, the subject of the epilogue to War and Peace. Although there have been many interpretations of the adage, Berlin uses it to mark a fundamental distinction between human beings who are fascinated by the infinite variety of things and those who relate everything to a central, all-embracing system. Applied to Tolstoy, the saying illuminates a paradox that helps explain his philosophy of history: Tolstoy was a fox, but believed in being a hedgehog. One of Berlin's most celebrated works, this extraordinary essay offers profound insights about Tolstoy, historical understanding, and human psychology. This new edition features a revised text that supplants all previous versions, English translations of the many passages in foreign languages, a new foreword in which Berlin biographer Michael Ignatieff explains the enduring appeal of Berlin's essay, and a new appendix that provides rich context, including excerpts from reviews and Berlin's letters, as well as a startling new interpretation of Archilochus's epigram.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400846633
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 143
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"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." This ancient Greek aphorism, preserved in a fragment from the poet Archilochus, describes the central thesis of Isaiah Berlin's masterly essay on Leo Tolstoy and the philosophy of history, the subject of the epilogue to War and Peace. Although there have been many interpretations of the adage, Berlin uses it to mark a fundamental distinction between human beings who are fascinated by the infinite variety of things and those who relate everything to a central, all-embracing system. Applied to Tolstoy, the saying illuminates a paradox that helps explain his philosophy of history: Tolstoy was a fox, but believed in being a hedgehog. One of Berlin's most celebrated works, this extraordinary essay offers profound insights about Tolstoy, historical understanding, and human psychology. This new edition features a revised text that supplants all previous versions, English translations of the many passages in foreign languages, a new foreword in which Berlin biographer Michael Ignatieff explains the enduring appeal of Berlin's essay, and a new appendix that provides rich context, including excerpts from reviews and Berlin's letters, as well as a startling new interpretation of Archilochus's epigram.
Books in Print Supplement
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2576
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Category : American literature
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Pages : 2576
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International Books in Print
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1332
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1332
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