Henry Hardy on Isaiah Berlin's Pluralism

Henry Hardy on Isaiah Berlin's Pluralism

By Edmonds and Warburton

Is there a common currency in which we can compare the various ways in which people choose to live? Isaiah Berlin thought not. He argued that fundamental values may be incommensurable. In this episode of Philosophy Bites Henry Hardy in conversation with Nigel Warburton explains what Berlin meant by this. He also reveals in passing that Tony Blair once wrote to Berlin hoping to find an intellectual ally..
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