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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785351303321

Autore

Richmond Alasdair

Titolo

Berkeley's Principles of human knowledge [[electronic resource] ] : a reader's guide / / Alasdair Richmond

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2009

ISBN

1-282-87339-3

9786612873393

1-4411-1984-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Collana

Continuum reader's guides

Disciplina

121

Soggetti

Knowledge, Theory of

Idealism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-179) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Context. Biography ; Berkeley's philosophical background -- Overview of themes. The central philosophical arguments -- Reading the text. The principles : introduction (1-25) ; The principles : part I (1-156) ; The objects of knowledge : ideas and spirit (1-33) ; Philosophical objections to immaterialism and replies (34-81) ; Advanges of immaterialism : philosophy, science, mathematics and religion (82-156) -- Reception and influence -- Guide to further reading.

Sommario/riassunto

Berkeley's Principles of Human Knowledge is a key text in the history of British Empiricism and 18th-century thought. As a free-standing systematic exposition of Berkeley's ideas, this is a hugely important and influential text, central to any undergraduate's study of the history of philosophy. In Berkeley's 'Principles of Human Knowledge': A Reader's Guide , Alasdair Richmond provides a clear and accessible introduction to Berkeley's seminal text, offering guidance on - Philosophical and historical context - Key themes - Reading the text - Reception and influence and further reading.