The Wonderful Mind of Isaiah Berlin June 26, 2012

In 'Two Concepts of Liberty', Isaiah Berlin comments that: Over a hundred years ago, the German poet Heine warned the French not to underestimate the power of ideas: philosophical concepts nurtured in the stillness of a professors study could destroy a civilization. Berlin is one of the great minds of the 20th Century; his writing covers nearly a 60 year span, from the 1930's to his death in 1997. He wrote on: Liberty, Freedom and Political theory; The history of Ideas, relating their glorious and not so glorious past; Turgenev and Tolstoy in literature; His own brand of ethics; and ends with a consideration of China. If it is a curse to live in interesting times, Berlin certainly makes the philosophical most of his own times. Details of this event may be subject to change. Please visit http://www.cce.usyd.edu.au/course/wmib for more information or to register.

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