Worldly Philosopher: The Odyssey Of Albert O. Hirschman
by Jeremy Adelman /
2013 / English / EPUB
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Worldly Philosopher
Worldly Philosopher chronicles the times and writings of
Albert O. Hirschman, one of the twentieth century's most original
and provocative thinkers. In this gripping biography, Jeremy
Adelman tells the story of a man shaped by modern horrors and
hopes, a worldly intellectual who fought for and wrote in defense
of the values of tolerance and change.
chronicles the times and writings of
Albert O. Hirschman, one of the twentieth century's most original
and provocative thinkers. In this gripping biography, Jeremy
Adelman tells the story of a man shaped by modern horrors and
hopes, a worldly intellectual who fought for and wrote in defense
of the values of tolerance and change.
Born in Berlin in 1915, Hirschman grew up amid the promise and
turmoil of the Weimar era, but fled Germany when the Nazis seized
power in 1933. Amid hardship and personal tragedy, he volunteered
to fight against the fascists in Spain and helped many of
Europe's leading artists and intellectuals escape to America
after France fell to Hitler. His intellectual career led him to
Paris, London, and Trieste, and to academic appointments at
Columbia, Harvard, and the Institute for Advanced Study in
Princeton. He was an influential adviser to governments in the
United States, Latin America, and Europe, as well as major
foundations and the World Bank. Along the way, he wrote some of
the most innovative and important books in economics, the social
sciences, and the history of ideas.
Born in Berlin in 1915, Hirschman grew up amid the promise and
turmoil of the Weimar era, but fled Germany when the Nazis seized
power in 1933. Amid hardship and personal tragedy, he volunteered
to fight against the fascists in Spain and helped many of
Europe's leading artists and intellectuals escape to America
after France fell to Hitler. His intellectual career led him to
Paris, London, and Trieste, and to academic appointments at
Columbia, Harvard, and the Institute for Advanced Study in
Princeton. He was an influential adviser to governments in the
United States, Latin America, and Europe, as well as major
foundations and the World Bank. Along the way, he wrote some of
the most innovative and important books in economics, the social
sciences, and the history of ideas.
Throughout, he remained committed to his belief that reform is
possible, even in the darkest of times.
Throughout, he remained committed to his belief that reform is
possible, even in the darkest of times.
This is the first major account of Hirschman's remarkable life,
and a tale of the twentieth century as seen through the story of
an astute and passionate observer. Adelman's riveting narrative
traces how Hirschman's personal experiences shaped his unique
intellectual perspective, and how his enduring legacy is one of
hope, open-mindedness, and practical idealism.
This is the first major account of Hirschman's remarkable life,
and a tale of the twentieth century as seen through the story of
an astute and passionate observer. Adelman's riveting narrative
traces how Hirschman's personal experiences shaped his unique
intellectual perspective, and how his enduring legacy is one of
hope, open-mindedness, and practical idealism.