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Isaiah Berlin

Isaiah Berlin (1909–1997), founding President of Wolfson College, University of Oxford, is regarded as one of the leading thinkers of the twentieth century. He was famous as an extempore lecturer, and... Read more

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Some Sources of Romanticism: 6 – The Lasting Effects

Some Sources of Romanticism: 6 – The Lasting Effects

The sixth and last of Isaiah Berlin's famous 1965 Mellon Lectures In March–April 1965 Isaiah Berlin delivered his most f... Read more

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Some Sources of Romanticism: 4 – The Restrained Romantics

Some Sources of Romanticism: 4 – The Restrained Romantics

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Some Sources of Romanticism: 3 – The True Fathers of Romanticism

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