- Published: 1 June 2001
- ISBN: 9780712665544
- Imprint: Pimlico
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 256
- RRP: $46.99
The Power Of Ideas
- Published: 1 June 2001
- ISBN: 9780712665544
- Imprint: Pimlico
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 256
- RRP: $46.99
The best short introduction to his thinking
Sunday Telegraph
A volume which covers the key areas of Berlin's interests in an unusually accessible way; it will take its place as, quite simply, the best short introduction to his thinking
Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph
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 professor's study could destroy a civilisation
Isaiah Berlin, Two Concepts of Liberty
Each of these essays fulfils Raymond Carver's criterion for the short story: to leave the reader's body temperature a degree higher or lower than when the book was opened
Nicholas Fearn, Independent on Sunday
Berlin's description of Jews in contemporary Western society is brilliant, indeed dazzling
David Hillel-Ruben, Jewish Chronicle
Shows how seriously he took the task of inspiring the general reader...displays the full breadth of his learning and experience
Daniel Johnson, Daily Telegraph