Isaiah Berlin: a Kantian and post-idealist thinker

This book argues that the Russian-British philosopher Isaiah Berlin should primarily be understood through British idealism. Though he adopted Kantian methodology and a view of people as purposive beings, he rejected the Idealists' monism and theories of positive liberty. Robert A. Kocis demons...

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Main Author: Kocis, Robert A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cardiff University of Wales Press 2022
Series:Political philosophy now
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Summary:This book argues that the Russian-British philosopher Isaiah Berlin should primarily be understood through British idealism. Though he adopted Kantian methodology and a view of people as purposive beings, he rejected the Idealists' monism and theories of positive liberty. Robert A. Kocis demonstrates how, like Michael Oakeshott and R. G. Collingwood, Berlin can be seen as a 'post-Idealist' thinker, invested in the implications of that rich tradition. --
Physical Description:250 Seiten 22 cm
ISBN:9781786838957