Liberty - ISAIAH BERLIN - Four Essays on Liberty - Edited by Henry Hardy

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A collection structured around Isaiah Berlin’s essays on liberty, including key works such as “Two Concepts of Liberty,” “John Stuart Mill and the Ends of Life,” and “From Hope and Fear Set Free,” alongside “Historical Inevitability” and related writings on freedom and its betrayals. The volume is edited by Henry Hardy and incorporates additional commentary, editorial material, illustrations, autobiographical appendices, and supporting texts by Ian Harris. Front matter includes publication, cataloging, and rights information, framing the essays within Oxford University Press’s scholarly context.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages415

Reading Time10 h 39 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Five Essays on Liberty

Other Writings on Liberty

Autobiographical Appendices

Illustrations

The Editor’s Tale

# I S A I AH BER LINL I BE R T Y Edited by Henry HardyFOUR ESSAYS ON LIBERTY LIBERTY # ISAIAH BERLIN Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty Edited by Henry Hardy With an essay on Berlin and his criticsby Ian Harris Also by Isaiah Berlin # KARL MARXTHE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT Edited by Henry Hardy and Aileen Kelly RUSSIAN THINKERS Edited by Henry Hardy # CONCEPTS AND CATEGORIESAGAINST THE CURRENTPERSONAL IMPRESSIONS THE CROOKED TIMBER OF HUMANITYTHE SENSE OF REALITYTHE ROOTS OF ROMANTICISMTHE POWER OF IDEAS THREE CRITICS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENTFREEDOM AND ITS BETRAYAL Edited by Henry Hardy and Roger Hausheer THE PROPER STUDY OF MANKIND OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Great Clarendon Street,Oxford ox26DP Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research,scholarshipand education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Athens Auckland Bangkok Bogotá Bombay Buenos AiresCape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Florence Hong Kong IstanbulKarachi Kolkata Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City MumbaiNairobi Paris Sao Paolo Shanghai Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto Warsawwith associated companies in Berlin Ibadan Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Pressin the UK and in certain other countries Published in the United Satesby Oxford University Press Inc.,New York Selection of and introduction to Four Essays on Liberty ◎ Isaiah Berlin 1969'Five Essays on Liberty'◎ The Isaiah Berlin Literary Trust and Henry Hardy 2002'Political Ideas in the Twentieth Century'copyright Isaiah Berlin I95o,◎ Isaiah Berlin I969'Historical Inevitability'copyright Isaiah Berlin 1954,C Isaiah Berin 1969,I997Two Concepts of Liberty'C Isaiah Berlin I958,I969,I997'John Stuart Mill and the Ends of Life'CIsaiah Berlin 1959,I969‘From Hope and Fear Set Free'◎ Isaiah Berlin I964'Liberty'◎ Isaiah Berlin I995 The Birth of Greek Individualism’G The Isaiah Berlin Literary Trust and Henry Hardy 1998‘Final Retrospect'C The Isaiah Berlin Literary Trust and Henry Hardy 1998The Purpose Justifies the Ways'◎ The Isaiah Berlin Literary Trust 1998Letter to George Kennan ◎ The Isaiah Berlin Literary Trust 2002'Notes on Prejudice'◎ The Isaiah Belin Literary Trust 2001This selection ◎Henry Hardy 2002Editorial matter CHenry Hardy 1997,2002'Berlin and his Critics'◎Ian Harris 2002llustrations The Isaiah Berlin Literary Trust 2002The moral rights of the authors and editor have been asserted Four Essays on Liberty issued as anOxford University Press paperback 1969Liberty published in hardback and paperback 2002 All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted,in any form or by any means,without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press,or as expressly permitted by law,or under terms agreed with the appropriatereprographics rights organisations.Enquiries concerning reproductionoutside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department,Oxford University Press,at the address above You must not circulate this book in any other binding or coverand you must impose this condition on any acquirer Britsh Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available ISBN o-19-924988-1(hbk)ISBN o-19-924989-x(pbk)Typeset in Monotype Garamondby Deltatype Ltd,Birkenhead,MerseysidePrinted in Great Britainby T.J.International,Padstow,Cornwall To the memory of Stephen SpenderI909-I995 The essence of liberty has always lain in the ability to choose as you wishto choose,because you wish so to choose,uncoerced,unbullied,notswallowed up in some vast system;and in the right to resist,to beunpopular,to stand upfor your convictions merely because they are yourconvictions.That is true freedom,and without it there is neither freedomof any kind,nor even the illusion of it Isaiah Berlin,Freedom and its Betrayal¹ CON

FAQs

What is the book’s main focus?

The book centers on essays and related writings on liberty, freedom, and their political and personal meaning.

Who edited the expanded edition?

The expanded edition is edited by Henry Hardy.

Which sections appear in the table of contents?

The contents include “Five Essays on Liberty,” “Other Writings on Liberty,” “Autobiographical Appendices,” and supporting parts such as illustrations and editorial material.

Sep 25, 2026

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