Isaiah Berlin The Hedgehog and the Fox (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Hedgehog and the FoxCondition: NewSubtitle: An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History - Second EditionISBN-10: 069115600XEAN: 9780691156002ISBN: 9780691156002Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 06/02/2013Description: "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 corrected 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.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 216mmItem Length: 140mmItem Weight: 113gAuthor: Isaiah BerlinContributor: Henry Hardy (Edited by), Michael Ignatieff (Foreword by)Genre: Literary CriticismEdition: Second EditionRelease Year: 2013 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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