Isaiah Berlin Centenary
by Oxford University
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Description
A series of podcasts to mark the centenary of the birth on 6th June 1909 of Isaiah Berlin, founding President of Wolfson College, Oxford University and regarded as one of the leading thinkers of the 20th century.
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From Communism to Zionism: Moses Hess (1957) | 1957 Lucien Wolf Memorial Lecture. Lecture on the Jewish philosopher Moses Hess, one of the founders of Zionism and a committed Socialist. Berlin also discusses Hess’s evolution as a philosopher, from International Socialism to Zionism. | 4/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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2 |
A Fire at Sea (1957) | Isaiah Berlin introduces and reads his translation of Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev’s short story; 'A Fire at Sea' in which Turgenev recounts an embarrassing episode from his youth. Originally broadcast by the BBC’s Third Programme in 1957. | 4/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Alexander Herzen: His Opinions and Character (1955) | Lecture on Alexander Herzen, philosopher and founder of Russia’s first free press. He discusses Herzen’s passionate belief in individual liberty and his distaste for the new violent radicalism in Russia in his time. | 4/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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4 |
Freedom and its Betrayal: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1952) | Berlin lectures on Rousseau’s The Social Contract and discusses Rousseau’s anti-intellectualism, idealism of Nature, the worryingly authoritarian implications of his philosophy. Originally broadcast for the BBC's Third Program in 1952 | 4/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 4 Episodes |
