George Berkeley

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Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous in Opposition to Sceptics and Atheists

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George Berkeley's "Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous" presents a compelling argument for idealism, challenging the foundations of empiricism and skepticism. Through a series of engaging conversations between Hylas, who initially defends a materialist worldview, and Philonous, who champions the immaterial nature of reality, Berkeley explores the fundamental questions of perception and existence. This pivotal work in metaphysics and epistemology delves into the nature of reality and how we come to know it. Berkeley meticulously dismantles the notion of a mind-independent world, proposing instead that reality is fundamentally mental. The dialogues explore the implications of this radical view, addressing concerns about atheism and the nature of religious belief. A cornerstone of philosophical thought, "Three Dialogues" remains a vital and thought-provoking exploration of the relationship between mind and world, and the very nature of being. This edition offers a carefully prepared presentation of Berkeley's classic text. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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George Berkeley (/'b¿¿rkli/;[4][5] 12 March 1685 - 14 January 1753) - known as Bishop Berkeley (Bishop of Cloyne) - was an Irish philosopher whose primary achievement was the advancement of a theory he called "immaterialism" (later referred to as "subjective idealism" by others). This theory denies the existence of material substance and instead contends that familiar objects like tables and chairs are only ideas in the minds of perceivers and, as a result, cannot exist without being perceived. Berkeley is also known for his critique of abstraction, an important premise in his argument for immaterialism. In 1709, Berkeley published his first major work, An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision, in which he discussed the limitations of human vision and advanced the theory that the proper objects of sight are not material objects, but light and colour.[6] This foreshadowed his chief philosophical work, A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, in 1710, which, after its poor reception, he rewrote in dialogue form and published under the title Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous in 1713.[7] In this book, Berkeley's views were represented by Philonous (Greek: "lover of mind"), while Hylas (Greek: "matter") embodies the Irish thinker's opponents, in particular John Locke. Berkeley argued against Isaac Newton's doctrine of absolute space, time and motion in De Motu[8] (On Motion), published 1721. His arguments were a precursor to the views of Mach and Einstein.[9][10] In 1732, he published Alciphron, a Christian apologetic against the free-thinkers, and in 1734, he published The Analyst, a critique of the foundations of calculus, which was influential in the development of mathematics.[11] Interest in Berkeley's work increased after World War II because he tackled many of the issues of paramount interest to philosophy in the 20th century, such as the problems of perception, the difference between primary and secondary qualities, and the importance of language

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 78
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 122g
• ISBN-13: 9781022966376
• ISBN-10: 1022966375
• Artikelnr.: 74098553