CSU-Carig
The hedgehog and the fox [electronic resource] : an essay on Tolstoy's view of history / (Record no. 10224)
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| fixed length control field | 01857cam a2200181 i 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780691156002 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 891.733 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Berlin, Isaiah, |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The hedgehog and the fox [electronic resource] : an essay on Tolstoy's view of history / |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Second Edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Princeton, New Jersey : |
| Name of publisher | Princeton University Press, |
| Year of publication | 2013 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | one online resource, 143 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Previously published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1967. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." This ancient Greek aphorism, preserved in a fragment from the poet Archilochus, describes the central thesis of Isaiah Berlin's masterly essay on Leo Tolstoy and the philosophy of history, the subject of the epilogue to War and Peace. Although there have been many interpretations of the adage, Berlin uses it to mark a fundamental distinction between human beings who are fascinated by the infinite variety of things and those who relate everything to a central, all-embracing system. Applied to Tolstoy, the saying illuminates a paradox that helps explain his philosophy of history: Tolstoy was a fox, but believed in being a hedgehog. One of Berlin's most celebrated works, this extraordinary essay offers profound insights about Tolstoy, historical understanding, and human psychology. This new edition features a revised text that supplants all previous versions, English translations of the many passages in foreign languages, a new foreword in which Berlin biographer Michael Ignatieff explains the enduring appeal of Berlin's essay, and a new appendix that provides rich context, including excerpts from reviews and Berlin's letters, as well as a startling new interpretation of Archilochus's |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | History |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Hardy, Henry. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Electronic Books |
| Permanent Location | Date acquired | Collection code | Koha item type | Lost status | Shelving location | Current Location | Withdrawn status | Full call number |
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| Cagayan State University - Carig Library | 2017-02-24 | E-Books | Electronic Books | E-Resource Section | Cagayan State University - Carig Library | 891.73/3 |