Berkeley's 'Principles of Human Knowledge' A

Berkeley's Principles of Human Knowledge is a key text in the history of British Empiricism and eighteenth-century thought. As a free-standing systematic exposition of Berkeley's ideas, it is a hugely important and influential text, central to any undergraduate's study of the history of philosophy. This introduction to the text offers guidance on:

Alasdair Richmond is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

Preface	p. ix
Note on the Text of the Principles	p. x
Abbreviations	p. xii
Context	p. 1
Biography	p. 1
Berkeley's Philosophical Background	p. 4
Overview of Themes	p. 13
The Central Philosophical Arguments	p. 16
Reading the Text	p. 21
The Principles - Introduction ($$1-25)	p. 21
The Principles - Part I ($$1-156)	p. 34
The Objects of Knowledge: Ideas and Spirits ($$1-33)	p. 34
Philosophical Objections to Immaterialism, and Replies ($$34-81)	p. 74
Advantages of Immaterialism: Philosophy, Science, Mathematics and Religion ($$82-156)	p. 110
Reception and Influence	p. 154
Guide to Further Reading	p. 162
Notes	p. 165
Index	p. 181
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