A series of podcasts to mark the centenary of the birth on 6th June 1909 of Isaiah Berlin, founding President of Wolfson College, Oxford University and regarded as one of the leading thinkers of the 20th century. en-GB Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:05:36 +0100 http://berlin.wolf.ox.ac.uk/ Oxford University http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/wolf/berlin/AlbumCoverBerlin.jpg http://berlin.wolf.ox.ac.uk/ This talk was given at Wolfson College on May 28 2009 as part of the 'Lives and Works' series of lectures. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2009-06-03:150536:596:wolf/berlin-audio http://weblearn.ox.ac.uk/site/colleges/wolfson/podcasts/ryan/Ryan_2009.mp3?CAMEFROM=podcastsRSS This talk was given at Wolfson College on May 28 2009 as part of the 'Lives and Works' series of lectures. Alan Ryan 105 3433 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:05:36 +0100 Isaiah Berlin Centenary hess judaism zionism marxism socialism israel anti-semitism 1957 Lucien Wolf Memorial Lecture. Lecture on the Jewish philosopher Moses Hess, one of the founders of Zionism and a committed Socialist. Berlin also discusses Hess’s evolution as a philosopher, from International Socialism to Zionism. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2009-04-15:122544:892:wolf/berlin-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/wolf/berlin/hess.mp3?CAMEFROM=podcastsRSS 1957 Lucien Wolf Memorial Lecture. Lecture on the Jewish philosopher Moses Hess, one of the founders of Zionism and a committed Socialist. Berlin also discusses Hess’s evolution as a philosopher, from International Socialism to Zionism. hess,judaism,zionism,marxism,socialism,israel,anti-semitism Isaiah Berlin 105101 3716 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:25:44 +0100 Isaiah Berlin Centenary turgenev russia literature isaiah berlin Isaiah Berlin introduces and reads his translation of Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev’s short story; 'A Fire at Sea' in which Turgenev recounts an embarrassing episode from his youth. Originally broadcast by the BBC’s Third Programme in 1957. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2009-04-15:122205:957:wolf/berlin-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/wolf/berlin/fire-at-sea.mp3?CAMEFROM=podcastsRSS Isaiah Berlin introduces and reads his translation of Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev’s short story; 'A Fire at Sea' in which Turgenev recounts an embarrassing episode from his youth. Originally broadcast by the BBC’s Third Programme in 1957. turgenev,russia,literature,isaiah berlin Isaiah Berlin 105101 1777 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:22:05 +0100 Isaiah Berlin Centenary herzen russia liberty turgenev radicalism aestheticism Lecture on Alexander Herzen, philosopher and founder of Russia’s first free press. He discusses Herzen’s passionate belief in individual liberty and his distaste for the new violent radicalism in Russia in his time. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2009-04-15:121846:607:wolf/berlin-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/wolf/berlin/herzen.mp3?CAMEFROM=podcastsRSS Lecture on Alexander Herzen, philosopher and founder of Russia’s first free press. He discusses Herzen’s passionate belief in individual liberty and his distaste for the new violent radicalism in Russia in his time. herzen,russia,liberty,turgenev,radicalism,aestheticism Isaiah Berlin 105101 2454 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:18:46 +0100 Isaiah Berlin Centenary rousseau freedom and its betrayal authoritarianism tyranny french revolution nature Berlin lectures on Rousseau’s The Social Contract and discusses Rousseau’s anti-intellectualism, idealism of Nature, the worryingly authoritarian implications of his philosophy. Originally broadcast for the BBC's Third Program in 1952 http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2009-04-14:103923:238:wolf/berlin-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/wolf/berlin/FIB_Rousseau.mp3?CAMEFROM=podcastsRSS Berlin lectures on Rousseau’s The Social Contract and discusses Rousseau’s anti-intellectualism, idealism of Nature, the worryingly authoritarian implications of his philosophy. Originally broadcast for the BBC's Third Program in 1952 rousseau,freedom and its betrayal,authoritarianism,tyranny,french revolution,nature Isaiah Berlin 105101 3122 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:39:23 +0100 Isaiah Berlin Centenary