The Sense of Reality: a Study of Ideas and Their History (second Edition)
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In the nine articles in the main body of "The Sense of Reality: A Study of Ideas and Their History," Isaiah Berlin explores some of the core concepts that have dominated the development of European history in the past three centuries, traces the rise and evolution of important ideological trends, and teases out an evolutionary path from Kantianism through Romanticism to nationalism. The book touches on many topics, such as realism in history, political judgment, and the responsibility of art. Berlin pointed out that good historians, politicians and novelists have a similar talent for discerning the characteristics and subtle relationships of specific moments, which is the "sense of reality." These articles demonstrate Berlin's extremely profound knowledge, insight, and fluent writing. This book has been updated to the second edition of Princeton, with a preface written by Timothy Snyder, and two articles written by Berlin himself: "The Great Russian Critic: V. G. Belinsky" and "The End of Perfect Social Theory", which are of great reading value.
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