In defending the immaterialism for which he is most famous, George Berkeley, one of the most influential modern philosophers, redirected modern thinking about the nature of objectivity and the mind's capacity to come to terms with it. Along the way, he made striking and influential proposals concerning the psychology of the senses, workings of language, aims of science, and scope of mathematics. A team of distinguished contributors not only examines Berkeley's achievements in this Companion, but also his neglected contributions to moral and political philosophy, writings on economics and development, and defense of religious commitment and religious life.
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This excellent addition to the Cambridge Companions series brings together contributions by a number of outstanding Berkeley scholars...Among the virtues of this collection is its scope. Berkeley's epistemological and metaphysical doctrines are, of course, examined in detail, but there are also essays on his views about mathematics, science, ethics, politics and religion. The book includes an excellent, topically arranged bibliography."
-Charles McCraken, Michigan State University, British Journal for the History of Philosophy
"The Cambridge Companion to Berkeley is an excellent resource...There is undoubtedly plenty of material here for specialists to engage with."
-Nick Jones, University of Leeds, British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
"An impressive collection...The Cambridge Companion to Berkeley is an excellent volume, covering a wide range of topics -- from metaphysical, epistemological and ethical issues to his philosophy of mathematics and natural science, as for sure his deep concern for religious matters. It will be helpful to students and of great interest to Berkeley scholars."
-Gabriele Mras, University of Vienna, Metapsychology
-Charles McCraken, Michigan State University, British Journal for the History of Philosophy
"The Cambridge Companion to Berkeley is an excellent resource...There is undoubtedly plenty of material here for specialists to engage with."
-Nick Jones, University of Leeds, British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
"An impressive collection...The Cambridge Companion to Berkeley is an excellent volume, covering a wide range of topics -- from metaphysical, epistemological and ethical issues to his philosophy of mathematics and natural science, as for sure his deep concern for religious matters. It will be helpful to students and of great interest to Berkeley scholars."
-Gabriele Mras, University of Vienna, Metapsychology
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George Berkeley is one of the greatest and most influential modern philosophers. In defending the immaterialism for which he is most famous, he redirected modern thinking about the nature of objectivity and the mind's capacity to come to terms with it. Along the way, he made striking and influential proposals concerning the psychology of the senses, the workings of language, the aim of science, and the scope of mathematics. In this Companion volume, a team of distinguished authors not only examines Berkeley's achievements, but also his neglected contributions to moral and political philosophy, his writings on economics and development, and his defense of religious commitment and religious life.
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I think that this book is an extremely helpful collection of essays on the philosophy of George Berkeley. The articles are all by preeminent scholars in the field, and they are highly accessible. In addition, they are quite interesting at that. Also, they cover a wide array of issues in Berkeley scholarship, and they don't simply focus on one area of his philosophy.
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The most enduring comment ever made about George Berkeley was conveyed by Samuel Johnson to his friend James Boswell, who records it in the following story: After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that everything in the universe is merely ideal. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
George Berkeley, Clarendon Press, Cambridge University Press, New York, Three Dialogues, Theory of Vision Vindicated, Trinity College, Oxford University Press, Philosophical Commentaries, Berkeley's Querist, Bishop of Cloyne, Patrick Kelly, Principles of Human Knowledge, Religious Zeal, Berkeley's De Motu, David Berman, Thomas Reid, Bertil Belfrage, Jonathan Swift, Quadrature of Curves, Samuel Clarke, Sir John James, Luce's Life, Philosophical Writings of Descartes, South Sea Bubble New!
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The most enduring comment ever made about George Berkeley was conveyed by Samuel Johnson to his friend James Boswell, who records it in the following story: After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that everything in the universe is merely ideal. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
George Berkeley, Clarendon Press, Cambridge University Press, New York, Three Dialogues, Theory of Vision Vindicated, Trinity College, Oxford University Press, Philosophical Commentaries, Berkeley's Querist, Bishop of Cloyne, Patrick Kelly, Principles of Human Knowledge, Religious Zeal, Berkeley's De Motu, David Berman, Thomas Reid, Bertil Belfrage, Jonathan Swift, Quadrature of Curves, Samuel Clarke, Sir John James, Luce's Life, Philosophical Writings of Descartes, South Sea Bubble New!
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- The Principles of Human Knowledge by George Berkeley on 19 pages
- Dialogues Between Hylas And Philonous by George Berkeley on 8 pages
- Minds Ideas and Objects : Essays on the Theory of Representation in Modern Philosophy (North American Kent Society Studies in Philosophy ; Vol. 2) by P. D. Cummins on 6 pages
- George Berkeley: Idealism and the Man (Clarendon Paperbacks) by David Berman on 5 pages
- Critique of Pure Reason (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant) by Immanuel Kant on 4 pages
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- Kant and the Empiricists: Understanding Understanding by Wayne Waxman on page 267, and Back Matter
- Locke (Oxford Readings in Philosophy) by Vere Chappell in Back Matter
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