Reviews for Contemporary British philosophy

The average rating for Contemporary British philosophy based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-07-16 00:00:00 Susan Mysliwy A collection of some of Berlin's writing through the years. The first half of the book is extremely pedantic and comes across like a graduate thesis -- excessive terminology, a focus on impractical and theoretical concepts, and a failure to connect the discussion to the ultimate goals of philosophical thought. The second half, however, shows an extremely matured writing style which understands how to link academic philosophical concepts with the important questions Berlin often asks: why are we here? what is happiness and how can it be attained? what impact does knowledge have on freedom?

Review # 2 was written on 2018-09-16 00:00:00 Laura Reilly Berlin discusses the variety of elements which inform the human condition, the human need to understand freedom, to challenge determinism, and to create workable definitions in order to live fully.