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Author Richmond, Alasdair.

Title Berkeley's Principles of human knowledge : a reader's guide / Alasdair Richmond.

Publication Info. London ; New York : Continuum, 2009.

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 187 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Continuum reader's guides
Continuum reader's guides.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-179) and index.
Contents Context. Biography ; Berkeley's philosophical background -- Overview of themes. The central philosophical arguments -- Reading the text. The principles : introduction (1-25) ; The principles : part I (1-156) ; The objects of knowledge : ideas and spirits (1-33) ; Philosophical objections to immaterialism and replies (34-81) ; Advanges of immaterialism : philosophy, science, mathematics and religion (82-156) -- Reception and influence -- Guide to further reading.
Summary Berkeley's Principles of Human Knowledge is a key text in the history of British Empiricism and 18th-century thought. As a free-standing systematic exposition of Berkeley's ideas, this is a hugely important and influential text, central to any undergraduate's study of the history of philosophy. In Berkeley's 'Principles of Human Knowledge': A Reader's Guide, Alasdair Richmond provides a clear and accessible introduction to Berkeley's seminal text, offering guidance on - Philosophical and historical context - Key themes - Reading the text - Reception and influence and€further reading.
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Subject Berkeley, George, 1685-1753. Treatise concerning the principles of human knowledge.
Treatise concerning the principles of human knowledge (Berkeley, George)
Berkeley, George (Philosoph). Treatise concerning the principles of human knowledge.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Idealism.
Idealism.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Richmond, Alasdair. Berkeley's Principles of human knowledge. London ; New York : Continuum, 2009 9781847060280 (DLC) 2008035401 (OCoLC)244293198
ISBN 9781441119841 (electronic book)
1441119841 (electronic book)
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