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Richmond Alasdair |
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Titolo |
Berkeley's Principles of human knowledge [[electronic resource] ] : a reader's guide / / Alasdair Richmond |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-87339-3 |
9786612873393 |
1-4411-1984-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (202 p.) |
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Collana |
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Continuum reader's guides |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Knowledge, Theory of |
Idealism |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-179) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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