Sir Isaiah Berlin

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Philosopher and historian of ideas Isaiah Berlin was born in Riga, Latvia, to Russian-speaking Jewish parents. He spent part of his childhood in Russia, and his family moved to the UK in early 1921. He studied at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, England, and became a Fellow of New College in 1938. He became more interested in the history of ideas after the second world war, and in 1957 was elected to the Chichele chair of Social and Political Theory at All Souls College. He became one of the leading liberal thinkers of the 20th century.

Obituary

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Another day, another terrible Balkan tragedy

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The conflict in Kosovo, Yugoslavia, has led to more than 250,000 people being displaced. It is clear that a humanitarian catastrophe is looming, but Nato seems very unwilling to take effective action to bring the fighting to an end. There is evidence of human rights abuses, with Serbs separating men from among the Kosovo Albanian refugees. It is now time to realize that Slobodan Milosevic cannot be trusted and to take action to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.

International Affairs, Civil Conflict, Column, Political aspects, Civil war, Kosovo

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Our greatest thinker, who straddled a terrible century

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The life of Sir Isaiah Berlin, a prominent political theorist, historian, academic and diplomat, closely mirrored the history of the 20th century. He became particularly highly respected for his scholarship and his ability to communicate this to ordinary people. His mind was overflowing with ideas, and the great speed of his speech reflected this. He combined the study of history and philosophy, and was a student of ideas who also moulded the ideas of others.

Biography

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