Berlin, Isaiah B Philosophers

Berlin, Isaiah B Philosophers

Berlin, Isaiah

Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997). Latvian-born British philosopher, one of the leading liberal thinkers of the 20th century. He was known both as a political philosopher and as a historian of ideas. "Life can be seen through many windows, none of them necessarily clear or opaque, less or more distorting than any of the others."

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- A tribute to the philosopher by Arthur Schlesinger includes a biography, reproduction of Berlin's obituary in the New York Times, and texts of many of his works.
- A Tribute from Wolfson College, Oxford. Includes obituary, bibliography and essays on the philosopher and his works.
- Biography and bibliography.
- Life, thoughts and bibliography.
- Concise eulogy delivered at the Jewish thinker's funeral.
- Provides basic biographical outline and information on the Isaiah Berlin Papers, in addition to essays, links, pictures and bibliographies. Hosted by Wolfson College, Oxford.
- A biographical essay.
- Information on this archive housed at the Bodleian Library, including selected image files and a profile of the thinker.
- Entry from this openly-edited encyclopedia.
- BBC obituary from 1997. Includes an audio clip of the philosopher's definition of "liberal."

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