Here is some insight on the power of ideas from an article about Isaiah Berlin:
"Recognition of the diversity of the world, its complexity and even its incoherence, is of greater importance today than ever; unfortunately, it is far from having been achieved. That is why the history of ideas must contribute, in its modest way, to overcoming this obstacle. Here lies its greatest potential contribution: not only knowledge of ideas but awareness of our own ideas, self-knowledge, including knowledge of our conflicting aspirations and our inconsistencies. Inconsistencies lose some of their poisonous effect when they are recognized as such. They can even turn out to be productive."
Here is some insight on the power of ideas from an article about Isaiah Berlin:
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