Abstract
Isaiah Berlin understood the parable of the fox and the hedgehog – ‘the fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing’ – to illustrate two styles of thinking. Hedgehogs relate everything to a single vision, a universally applicable organising principle for understanding the world. Foxes, on the other hand, embrace many values and approaches rather than trying to fit everything into an all-encompassing singular vision.
Original language | English |
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Type | Article |
Media of output | Online |
Publisher | Aeon |
Number of pages | 12 |
Publication status | Published - 4 Nov 2021 |