Berkeley's Lasting Legacy: 300 Years Later

by Belfrage Bertil Airaksinen Timo

George Berkeley (1685OCo1753) is, Other John Locke and David Hume, one of the three major figures in the British empiricist school of philosophy. He has been the centre of much attention recently and his philosophical profile has gradually changed. In the 20th century he was almost exclusively known for his denial of the existence of matter (as this term was defined in those days), but today it is no longer reasonable to confine an account of Berkeley to the challenging philosophical inventions ..."

334 pages, Unknown Binding

First published May 14, 2014