Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad

ISAIAH BERLIN AND THE DEFENSE OF THE HUMAN WORLD Freedom, Tragedy, and the Moral Foundations of Pluralism (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

What if the greatest threat to humanity comes not from evil, but from those who believe they are saving the world? In a century scarred by revolutions, purges, and the worship of purity, Isaiah Berlin emerged as one of the most powerful defenders of the fragile human world. His warning was stark: the dream of perfection can turn into the machinery of destruction. The promise of paradise can become the architecture of hell.

In this profound and unsettling book, Isaiah Berlin and the Defense of the Human World uncovers the moral and philosophical core of Berlin's thought-shaped by exile, persecution, and the devastation of totalitarian certainty. It reveals a thinker who understood, earlier than most, that freedom survives only when we protect the world from those who claim to possess the truth.

Through a gripping narrative that moves from the ashes of twentieth-century tragedy to the crises of the present, this book explores Berlin's radical defense of:

• The sanctity of the individual
• The ethics of limits and restraint
• The necessity of pluralism
• The rejection of salvation through sacrifice

At a moment when political extremes rise again and society fractures into absolutes, Berlin's message has never been more urgent. This is not merely a book about ideas-it is a call to moral vigilance, a warning against the intoxication of certainty, and an invitation to defend what is fragile and irreplaceable.

Freedom is not guaranteed. Civilization is not permanent. The world can break-and it can be defended.

For readers of political philosophy, intellectual history, and the moral struggles of our time, this volume offers a piercing insight: the future of humanity will belong to those who learn how to protect difference without demanding perfection.

A book that lingers in the mind, stirs the conscience, and refuses to be forgotten.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: KBA13 Insight
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798232326296
• Artikelnr.: 75998037

Autorenporträt

Prof. Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad, Ph.D. is an Indonesian scholar, philosopher, and author whose works explore the intersections of religion, culture, and the moral imagination of modernity. He serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Sharia and Law at UIN Ar-Raniry, Banda Aceh, and is the founder of KBA13 Insight, a digital think tank and publishing platform dedicated to critical and interdisciplinary analysis of philosophy, geopolitics, religion, and society.

Through his writings, Prof. Ahmad bridges classical Islamic thought and global intellectual traditions, inviting readers to reflect on spirituality, ethics, and the future of humanity in an age of transformation.