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Principles of Human Knowledge and Three Dialogues
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. This edition of Berkeley's two key works has an introduction which...more
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
May 1st 2009
by Oxford University Press, USA
(first published 1713)
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On paper, this book should be a zero star for someone like me. As people know, I'm a militant atheist, materialist, Marxist, and I wear my politics and philosophy on my sleeve - sometimes even on other peoples' sleeves. And Berkeley is basically the stark opposite of me: a Christian, immaterialists, who undoubtedly held conservative views. Nonetheless, Berkeley was unequivocally a philosophical gangster in the streets, and a freak in the bed.
Seriously though, Berkeley gives every materialist, in...more
Seriously though, Berkeley gives every materialist, in...more
Nov 05, 2009
Palindrome Mordnilap
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When Bishop Berkeley first published his theory of Immaterialism (also known as Idealism, not to be confused with idealising) he was mocked by many of the prominent thinkers of the day, including Samuel Johnson (of dictionary fame) who, when asked of his opinion kicked a rock and roared "I refute Berkeley thus!" Centuries later, and with the advent of quantum physics (particularly the Copenhagen interpretation), it would appear that Berkeley may well have been ahead of his time.
In essence, his t...more
In essence, his t...more
Je n'avais pas été autant emballé par un ouvrage de philosophie depuis la lecture de l'enquête sur l'entendement humain de Locke. Berkeley est un ecclésiastique écossais du début du XVIIIème siècle, qui partant des positions empiristes, radicalise cette position pour partir en guerre contre l'abstraction qu'il considère comme la source des maux et errances de la philosophie. Il souhaite aussi abattre l'athéisme par des arguments définitifs; mais si je trouve qu'il ne parvient pas à convaincre su...more
Rarely have I read a text that made me want to read a previous book again, just to make sure I got it right. This one did. Throughout Berkeley attempts to refute Locke for his _An Essay Concerning Human Understanding_. However, from my reading of Locke it sounded like Berkeley argued for the same things as Locke. Perhaps he disagreed with Locke's writing style? Found it so grating that he had to write a treatise in his own voice? Maybe soon I'll have the time again to reread both.
May 13, 2013
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