
The Origins of Cultural History: 1 – Two Notions of the History of Culture: The German versus the French Tradition
Isaiah Berlin
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The Attitude of the Piety
This is a perventie. This is a very abnormal reaction on the normal reaction on the part of those whoave be out. Yo, then say, what have they got that we haven't got? We can't be as bad as they think us to be. There is something about it which is much superior. And then you try and look for qualities in yourself, and you say, we have the depth of the spirit. We have the immemorial wisdom of the peasants. It's true that in other countries, the doctrines of enlightenment, the doctrines thic speak, were not entirely well received. In england, already, a certain amount of sturring had begun against
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