Isaiah Berlin is one of the towering intellectual figures of the 20th century and the focus of growing discussion among those interested in politics and philosophy alike. In this engaging compendium, the man behind the intellectual figure is finally revealed in a substantial collection of personal letters. This volume follows Berlin from the age of 18 when he is still a pupil t...(展开全部)

When this volume opens Berlin is eighteen. He becomes an undergraduate at Oxford, then a Fellow at All Souls, where he writes his famous biography of Karl Marx. When that is complete he moves to New College to teach philosophy, and after the outbreak of the Second World War sails to America in somewhat mysterious circumstances with Guy Burgess. He stays in the USA, working for ...(展开全部)

An inclusive vision of mathematics-its beauty, its humanity, and its power to build virtues that help us all flourish For mathematician Francis Su, a society without mathematical affection is like a city without concerts, parks, or museums. To miss out on mathematics is to live without experiencing some of humanity's most beautiful ideas. In this profound book, written for a wi...(展开全部)

An inclusive vision of mathematics-its beauty, its humanity, and its power to build virtues that help us all flourish For mathematician Francis Su, a society without mathematical affection is like a city without concerts, parks, or museums. To miss out on mathematics is to live without experiencing some of humanity's most beautiful ideas. In this profound book, written for a wi...(展开全部)

以赛亚•伯林之所以享有崇高国际声望，不仅因为他身为哲学家、知识分子、教授、作家和公众人物所作出的赫赫成就，还因为他跻身众多不同领域，与众多同时代的杰出人物有交往，同时还参与了许多重大的政治与文化活动。对许多人而言，他是一位受人敬爱的朋友和导师。 伯林交游甚广，终其一生都是一位无可比拟的多产书信作家，他存世的书信达数千封，时间跨度近八十年。这些书信既展示了他独具魅力的人格风貌：杰出的自由思想家、牛津大学的一流学者、洞悉政治风云的外交官、知交遍天下的人情练达者，也呈现出他多姿多彩的日常生活：与家人的亲密关系、庞大的社交圈子、对政治事件的精辟见解，以及对文学、音乐和艺术的情有独钟。 本书为三卷本伯林书信集的第一卷，时间跨度近二十年，涉及伯林求学、学术生涯早期及政治外交活动，全面展现伯林的早年生活，以及其杰出心灵的成长历程，并为了解二战时期西方政治外交提供了...(展开全部)

以赛亚•伯林之所以享有崇高国际声望，不仅因为他身为哲学家、知识分子、教授、作家和公众人物所作出的赫赫成就，还因为他跻身众多不同领域，与众多同时代的杰出人物有交往，同时还参与了许多重大的政治与文化活动。对许多人而言，他是一位受人敬爱的朋友和导师。 伯林交游甚广，终其一生都是一位无可比拟的多产书信作家，他存世的书信达数千封，时间跨度近八十年。这些书信既展示了他独具魅力的人格风貌：杰出的自由思想家、牛津大学的一流学者、洞悉政治风云的外交官、知交遍天下的人情练达者，也呈现出他多姿多彩的日常生活：与家人的亲密关系、庞大的社交圈子、对政治事件的精辟见解，以及对文学、音乐和艺术的情有独钟。 本书为三卷本伯林书信集的第一卷，时间跨度近二十年，涉及伯林求学、学术生涯早期及政治外交活动，全面展现伯林的早年生活，以及其杰出心灵的成长历程，并为了解二战时期西方政治外交提供了...(展开全部)

In this humorous and perceptive exchange between two devils, C. S. Lewis delves into moral questions about good vs. evil, temptation, repentance, and grace. Through this wonderful tale, the reader emerges with a better understanding of what it means to live a faithful life.

In this humorous and perceptive exchange between two devils, C. S. Lewis delves into moral questions about good vs. evil, temptation, repentance, and grace. Through this wonderful tale, the reader emerges with a better understanding of what it means to live a faithful life.

Ted Hughes’s Birthday Letters are addressed, with just two exceptions, to Sylvia Plath, the American poet to whom he was married. They were written over a period of more than twenty-five years, the first a few years after her suicide in 1963, and represent Ted Hughes’s only account of his relationship with Plath and of the psychological drama that led both to the writing of her...(展开全部)