Principles of Human Knowledge and Three Dialogues by George Berkeley

Principles of Human Knowledge and Three Dialogues by George Berkeley

Berkeley's idealism started a revolution in philosophy. As one of the great empiricist thinkers he not only influenced British philosophers from Hume to Russell and the logical positivists in the twentieth century, he also set the scene for the continental idealism of Hegel and even the philosophy of Marx. There has never been such a radical critique of common sense and perception as that given in Berkeley's Principles of Human Knowledge (1710). His views were met with disfavour, and his response to his critics was the Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous. This edition of Berkeley's two key works has an introduction which examines and in part defends his arguments for idealism, as well as offering a detailed analytical contents list, extensive philosophical notes and an index.

Berkeley, George: -

George Berkley (1685-1753) was an Irish philosopher who thrived during the 18th century's Age of Enlightenment. Born in Ireland and educated at Kilkenny College and Trinity College, he earned both a bachelor's and master's degree before entering a career as a lecturer. Berkley's first notable work as a writer was An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision published in 1709. Yet, his biggest successes came with A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge followed by Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous. Berkley's best known for his Theory of Immaterialism and contributions to the British Empiricism movement.

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ISBN 13	9780192835499
ISBN 10	0192835491
Title	Principles of Human Knowledge and Three Dialogues
Author	George Berkeley
Series	Oxford World's Classics Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	1999-05-01
Number of pages	278
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