Berkeley's Revolution in Vision [Hardcover]

Margaret Atherton (Author)

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Publication Date: November 1990

Berkeley's Essay towards a New Theory of Vision (1709), his first substantial publication, revolutionized the theory of vision. His approach provided the framework for subsequent work in the psychology of vision and remains influential to this day. Among philosophers, however, the New Theory has not always been read as a landmark in the history of scientific thought, but instead as a halfway house to Berkeley's later metaphysics. In this book, Margaret Atherton seeks to redress the balance through a commentary on and a reinterpretation of Berkeley's New Theory.

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Hardcover: 264 pages
Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr (November 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0801423589
ISBN-13: 978-0801423581
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds

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5.0 out of 5 stars An informative account of Berkeley's theory of vision, November 5, 2000

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This is an excellent and very informative account of Berkeley's theory of vision - a topic that deserves to be studied on its own and not only (as has often been the case) as a minor side of his subjective idealism. Atherton's book is a must for all students of Berkeley and highly recommendable to those who are interested in the philosophical aspects of the theory of vision or in the development of epistemology in early modern philosophy.

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Three Dialogues, Sixth Set of Replies, Theory of Vision Vindicated, George Pitcher, New York, The Myth of Metaphor, Locke's Essay, Philosophical Transactions, Robert Schwartz, The Philosophy of Immaterialism, Journal of the History of Ideas, Philosophy of George Berkeley, Principles of Human Knowledge, Sixth Discourse, William Molyneux, Berkeleian Perspective, Berkeley's Philosophy of Science, Editor's Introduction, Kenneth Winkler, Nancy Maull, Perceiving Situation, Perceptual Acquaintance, Tenth Elucidation

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This book cites 28 books:

Myth of Metaphor by Colin M. Turbayne on 7 pages
Essays on the Philosophy of George Berkeley (Synthese Historical Library) by E. Sosa on 7 pages
Berkley: The Philosophy of Immaterialism (Key Texts) by Ian Tipton on 6 pages
The Principles of Human Knowledge by George Berkeley on 5 pages
Perceptual Acquaintance: From Descartes to Reid (Minnesota Archive Editions) by John W. Yolton on page 41, page 67, and Back Matter

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Ideas and Mechanism by Margaret Dauler Wilson on page 272, and page 483
A Companion to the Philosophers (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy) by Robert L. Arrington on page 174
Perception and the Physical World: Psychological and Philosophical Issues in Perception by Dieter Heyer in Front Matter
The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science (Oxford Companions Ncs) by John L. Heilbron on page 606
A History of Irish Thought by Thomas Duddy in Back Matter

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