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Principles of Human Knowledge and Three Dialogues (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Berkeley, George

 
9780140432930: Principles of Human Knowledge and Three Dialogues (Penguin Classics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0140432930 ISBN 13: 9780140432930
Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1988

Synopsis

One of the greatest British philosophers, Bishop Berkeley (1685-1753) was the founder of the influential doctrine of Immaterialism - the belief that there is no reality outside the mind, and that the existence of material objects depends upon their being perceived. The Principles of Human Knowledge eloquently outlines this philosophical concept, and argues forcefully that the world consists purely of finite minds and ideas, and of an infinite spirit, God. A denial of all non-spiritual reality, Berkeley's theory was at first heavily criticized by his contemporaries, who feared its ideas would lead to scepticism and atheism. The Three Dialogues provide a powerful response to these fears.

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About the Author

Bishop Berkeley (1685-1753) was one of the greatest British philosophers.


Roger Woolhouse Roger Woolhouse is a Professor in the Philosophy Department at York University. He has written extensively about philosophy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries - mainly focusing on metaphysics and the philosophy of science. He is currently working on Leibniz and on Spinoza.

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Publisher
Penguin Classics
Publication date
1988
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0140432930
ISBN 13 
9780140432930
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
224