Freedom and its betrayal

Freedom and Its Betrayal: Six Enemies of Human Liberty

Berlin teaches us how to see through those who harm freedom in the name of freedom.
Based on a series of lectures Berlin delivered on BBC Three in 1952, this book encompasses Berlin's original insights on freedom and the history of ideas. Berlin shows that it was the abuse and misinterpretation of the concept of freedom by philosophers like Helvetius, Rousseau, and Fichte that hindered its development and the realization of individual freedom. To truly understand freedom, we must learn from the mistakes of these champions of freedom and avoid assigning it too much authority and prestige.

2019-12-01

译林出版社

408

9787544780254