Few new truths have ever won their way against the resistance of established ideas save by being overstated.

Isaiah Berlin

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Anchoring effect Nature of progress Progress

Author

Isaiah Berlin

Source

The Philosophical Ideas of Giambattista Vico Vico and Herder: Two Studies in the History of Ideas

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1976 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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Latvia Europe

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Citation

Berlin, Isaiah. "The Philosophical Ideas of Giambattista Vico." Vico and Herder: Two Studies in the History of Ideas. Viking Press/Hogarth, 1976, pt. 1.

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1970 1970s 20th century
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We must march my darlings, we must bear the brunt of danger,
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Pioneers! O pioneers!

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Pioneers! O Pioneers!

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Pioneers! O Pioneers! Leaves of Grass
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Whitman, Walt. "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" Leaves of Grass. New York: Self-published, 1867, st. 2. Originally published in Drum-Taps. New York: Peter Eckler, 1865, st. 2.