Ideas of Isaiah Berlin, by Theme
[British, 1909 - 1998, Born at Riga. At Oxford University.]
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1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 1. History of Ideas
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The great moments are the death of Aristotle, Machiavelli, and Romanticism [Watson]
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1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 5. Later European Thought
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Romanticism is the greatest change in the consciousness of the West
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / b. Intellectualism
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Most Enlightenment thinkers believed that virtue consists ultimately in knowledge
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues
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If we are essentially free wills, authenticity and sincerity are the highest virtues
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty
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The Greeks have no notion of obligation or duty
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23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 1. Existentialism
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Central to existentialism is the romantic idea that there is nothing to lean on
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 5. Freedom of lifestyle
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Berlin distinguishes 'negative' and 'positive' liberty, and rejects the latter [Swift]
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29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 2. Judaism
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Judaism and Christianity views are based on paternal, family and tribal relations
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