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

• Autore: Richmond Alasdair
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (202 p.)
• Disciplina: 121
• Soggetto topico: Knowledge, Theory of; Idealism
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Berkeley's Principles of human knowledge
• ISBN: 1-282-87339-3; 9786612873393; 1-4411-1984-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785351303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Continuum reader's guides.