A Critical Appraisal of Isaiah Berlin's Philosophy of Pluralism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6397997 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Morton J Frisch (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 421-433 |
| Publication date | 1998-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6705 • E-ISSN: 1748-6858 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034670500027418 |
| OpenAlex | W2166183442 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
It could be said that Isaiah Berlin has written more extensively on freedom than anyone since John Stuart Mill, but the essentially rational dimension of freedom has become virtually obliterated in his writings. What Berlin has concealed from himself is the fact that abstract freedom, like other mere abstractions, is not to be found, but at least he has sensed that the limited latitude of alternatives implicit in his moral pluralism would circumscribe the unlimited extension of freedom. It is not enough, however, for him to recognize the precariousness of the full and unrestrained exercise of freedom implicit in that pluralism, for he must face up to the realization that only a standard other than freedom can make limitations on freedom possible. But we are not aware from his published writings that he ever considered that as a possibility
Epistemology · Mill · Monism · Negative liberty · Pluralism (philosophy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · History · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2016 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |