Philosophical Works Including the Works on Vision (Everyman's Library (Paper)) [Paperback]

George Berkeley (Author), M. R. Ayers (Editor)

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Series: Everyman's Library (Paper)

This selection of George Berkeley's most important philosophical works contains--Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision; Principles of Human Knowledge; Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous; Theory of Vision Vindicated and Explained; De Motu (in translation); Philosophical Correspondence between Berkeley and Samuel Johnson, 1729-30; and Philosophical Commentaries.

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• Paperback: 443 pages
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0460873431
• ISBN-13: 978-0460873437
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive, very lucid and worth reading!, February 15, 2003

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This review is from: Philosophical Works Including the Works on Vision (Everyman's Library (Paper)) (Paperback)

This book has proven to me to be one of the best philosophical works from the 18th century. Its clearness and lucidness surpasses many of the philosophers of that period. Even though Berkeley's theory and arguments may be considered most radical, he explains them with great care and you can almost take them for a fact.

Berkeley's concepts can be only examined out of pure reason basically, since his theory rest merely on speculative thought. Nor is it possible to show any concrete proof for his arguments, however I find it much harder to disapprove his concepts since it all depends on rational thinking and not material evidence. His views provoke an exciting approach to a new metaphysics and reality.

This book should be read with the utmost clearness of mind, and one must eliminate all prejudice from the mind. Although a fairly easy book to read, one must dedicate time to deep reflection when considering its arguments.

I highly recommend this book for those interested in philosophy, specially in metaphysics, this is a must-read!

2 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perenial metaphysics, April 10, 2004

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Cuvtixo "complibrary" (Arlington, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philosophical Works Including the Works on Vision (Everyman's Library (Paper)) (Paperback)

Berkeley's ideas arises perenially in pop culture, in movies based on the works of Phillip K Dick, and more recently, in the Matrix.