The Study Of Isaiah Berlin's View Of Freedom

Berlin's View of Freedom is unique,it plays an important role in western political thought.His respect and tolerance for pluralism,his treasure and defense of freedom are still of great significance in the present.His thought is of great value in research,at present,there are few systematic studies on Berlin's views on freedom,so it is necessary to study deeply.The purpose of this paper is to systematically study Berlin's view of freedom.First of all,it explores the formation conditions and theoretical sources of Berlin's view of freedom,and studies the influence of the triple identities of Jews,Russians and Britons on his academic thought,and review the political and ideological background of Berlin's time,deepen the overall understanding of Berlin's thought.On this basis,it explores the philosophical basis of Berlin's view of freedom,He holds that human nature has diversity,history and sociality,and resolutely criticizes rational monism,and on this basis forms a unique value pluralism.Then it explores Berlin's thinking and defense of liberalism in the pluralistic standpoint of value,he believes that negative freedom is freedom from interference by others,and that positive freedom is the freedom of individual autonomy.Berlin reiterated the importance of negative freedoms as a counterbalance to positive freedoms.Finally,it makes a comprehensive analysis of Berlin's views on freedom,highlights the historic position of Berlin's views of freedom and its influence on western political theories,analyzes on the predicament faced by Berlin's view of freedom and combs the possible way out.Under the overall grasp of Berlin's thoughts,the author reflects on the profound enlightenment of Berlin's view of freedom.In this paper,literature analysis and comparative analysis are mainly used in the process of research.The study holds that Berlin adheres to both value pluralism and liberalism.Defending freedom under the position of pluralistic value is the distinctive feature of Berlin's view of freedom.