“The ends of men are many, and not all of them are in principle compatible with each other.”
— Isaiah BerlinTwo Concepts of Liberty (1958) (standard rendering)
Commentary
This is the core of Berlin's value pluralism. Genuine goods can conflict, so some choices involve real loss, and no single rational system resolves all conflicts in advance.
Commentary
This is the core of Berlin's value pluralism. Genuine goods can conflict, so some choices involve real loss, and no single rational system resolves all conflicts in advance.