The Hedgehog And — The Fox: An Essay On Tolstoy's...

He desperately sought a single, all-embracing explanation for history and human existence, leading him to reject his own "fox-like" artistic insights in favor of a rigid moral system in his later life.

His gift for observation allowed him to see the infinite, "multiform" diversity of life and individual experience in unparalleled detail. The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy's...

Pursue many ends , often unrelated or even contradictory, viewing the world through a variety of lenses rather than a single system (e.g., Shakespeare, Aristotle, Goethe). Tolstoy’s Paradox Tolstoy’s Paradox The Hedgehog And The Fox: An

The Hedgehog And The Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History He desperately sought a single

Berlin uses this metaphor to divide thinkers into two categories:

The crux of the essay is Berlin’s analysis of Leo Tolstoy, particularly his philosophy in War and Peace . Berlin argues that Tolstoy suffered from a profound internal conflict: .