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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1. Verfasser: Kocis, Robert A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cardiff University of Wales Press 2022
Schriftenreihe:Political philosophy now
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Zusammenfassung: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. --
Beschreibung:250 Seiten 22 cm
ISBN:9781786838957