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The Hedgehog and the Fox

by Isaiah Berlin

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The Hedgehog and the Fox is an essay by philosopher Isaiah Berlin that was published as a book in 1953. It was one of his most popular essays with the public. However, Berlin said, "I meant it as a kind of enjoyable intellectual game, but it was taken seriously. Every classification throws light on something". It has been compared to "an intellectual's cocktail-party game".

First published: 1901
Category
Political Theory
Priority
Must-Read
Author works
2
Language
eng
Subjects
HistoryKnowledgePhilosophyPolitical and social viewsCriticism and interpretationHistory, philosophyRussian literature, history and criticismRussian fiction, history and criticismKnowledge and learningTolstoy, leo, graf, 1828-1910

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