Isbn: 9798254505686 - isaiah berlin and the defense of the human world: freedom, tragedy, and the moral foundations of pluralism (berlin studies, band 1) (3 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What if the greatest threat to humanity comes not from evil, but from those who believe they are saving the world In a century scarred by revolutions, purges, and the worship of purity, Isaiah Berlin emerged as one of the most powerful defenders of the fragile human world. His warning was stark: the dream of perfection can turn into the machinery of destruction. The promise of paradise can become the architecture of hell.In this profound and unsettling book, Isaiah Berlin and the Defense of the Human World uncovers the moral and philosophical core of Berlin's thought-shaped by exile, persecution, and the devastation of totalitarian certainty. It reveals a thinker who understood, earlier than most, that freedom survives only when we protect the world from those who claim to possess the truth.Through a gripping narrative that moves from the ashes of twentieth-century tragedy to the crises of the present, this book explores Berlin's radical defense of: - The sanctity of the individual- The ethics of limits and restraint- The necessity of pluralism- The rejection of salvation through sacrificeAt a moment when political extremes rise again and society fractures into absolutes, Berlin's message has never been more urgent. This is not merely a book about ideas-it is a call to moral vigilance, a warning against the intoxication of certainty, and an invitation to defend what is fragile and irreplaceable.Freedom is not guaranteed. Civilization is not permanent.The world can break-and it can be defended.For readers of political philosophy, intellectual history, and the moral struggles of our time, this volume offers a piercing insight: the future of humanity will belong to those who learn how to protect difference without demanding perfection.A book that lingers in the mind, stirs the conscience, and refuses to be forgotten.…

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