The book explores the contentious relationship between two prominent twentieth-century thinkers, Hannah Arendt and Isaiah Berlin, who held starkly opposing views on pivotal political and philosophical issues. Through new archival research, it chronicles their interactions from wartime New York to their final missed encounter in 1967, highlighting their disagreements on freedom, totalitarianism, and moral responsibility. By intertwining political philosophy with intellectual history, the narrative reveals insights into their complex dynamic and offers reflections relevant to contemporary political theory.
