伯林的实践哲学建立在对20世纪那些力图彻底改造社会的多种实践的反思基础上。他认为,用唯理主义的实践方案来处理人类的现实问题会造成诸多不良后果,这纯粹是理性的误用。有鉴于此,伯林倡导用实践智慧来妥善地处理实践问题。实践者应当保持对经验世界的现实感,看到经验世界本身所具有的多元属性。 Berlin’s philosophy of practice is based on a reflection of the many practices of the twentieth century that sought to revolutionize society. In his opinion, dealing with the problems of human reality with rationalistic practical solutions would have many unfortunate consequences. This is purely a misuse of rationality. In view of this, Berlin advocated the practical wisdom to properly handle practical problems. Practitioners should maintain a sense of reality in the world of experience and see the pluralistic nature of the world of experience.