The crooked timber of humanity : chapters in the history of ideas
Berlin, Isaiah, 1909-19972003
Book
Isaiah Berlin is regarded by many as one of the greatest historians of ideas of his time. In this text, he argues passionately, eloquently and subtly, that what he calls 'the Great Goods' of human aspiration - liberty, justice, equality - do not cohere and never can.
Main title:
The crooked timber of humanity : chapters in the history of ideas / Isaiah Berlin ; edited by Henry Hardy.
Imprint:
London : Pimlico, 2003.
Collation:
xii, 276 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: John Murray, 1990.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780712606165 (pbk)
Dewey class:
192
Local class:
192
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
51389