{"product_id":"concepts-and-categories-philosophical-essays-second-edition-paperback","title":"Concepts and Categories: Philosophical Essays - Second Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsaiah Berlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHenry Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBernard Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The goal of philosophy is always the same, to assist men to understand themselves and thus to operate in the open, not wildly in the dark.\"--Isaiah Berlin \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume of Isaiah Berlin's essays presents the sweep of his contributions to philosophy from his early participation in the debates surrounding logical positivism to his later work, which more evidently reflects his life-long interest in political theory, the history of ideas, and the philosophy of history. Here Berlin describes his view of the nature of philosophy, and of its main task: to uncover the various models and presuppositions--the concepts and categories--that men bring to their existence and that help form that existence. Throughout, his writing is informed by his intense consciousness of the plurality of values, the nature of historical understanding, and of the fragility of human freedom in the face of rigid dogma. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This new edition adds a number of previously uncollected pieces that throw further light on Berlin's central philosophical concerns, and a revealing exchange of letters with the editor and Bernard Williams about the genesis of the book.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In a dark century, he showed what a life of the mind should be: skeptical, ironical, dispassionate and free.\"\u003cb\u003e--Michael Ignatieff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsaiah Berlin\u003c\/b\u003e (1909-1997) was one of the leading intellectual historians of the twentieth century and the founding president of Wolfson College, University of Oxford. His many books include \u003ci\u003eThe Hedgehog and the Fox\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Crooked Timber of Humanity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Roots of Romanticism\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Current\u003c\/i\u003e (all Princeton). \u003cb\u003eHenry Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e, a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, is one of Isaiah Berlin's literary trustees. He has edited several other volumes by Berlin, and is currently preparing Berlin's letters and remaining unpublished writings for publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 8.55 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379670139058,"sku":"9780691157498","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/68342d94a0b6e6cd5e9958707480d5bc.webp?v=1777769008","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/concepts-and-categories-philosophical-essays-second-edition-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}