Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Berkeley
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9780203358535
Subjects: Idealism; George Berkeley; Theory of Knowledge
Description: Introduces and assesses Berkeley's life and the background to the Principles, the ideas and text in the Treatise, Berkeley's continuing importance to philosophy. Essential reading for students coming to Berkeley for the first time.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Half-Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Texts and citations; Chapter 1 The context of Berkeley's philosophy; Chapter 2 The structure of the principles of human knowledge; Chapter 3 The intuitive basis of Berkeley's idealism; Chapter 4 Refuting competing positions; Chapter 5 Real things and other spirits; Chapter 6 Objections from common sense; Chapter 7 Objections from science; Chapter 8 Abstract ideas and last-ditch objections; Chapter 9 Advantages to science and mathematics; Chapter 10 Advantages to philosophy; Epilogue; Notes; Further reading.; title: Index.