| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 310 pages) |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Oxford scholarship online.
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Oxford scholarship online. Philosophy module
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| Contents |
The theory of primary and secondary qualities -- The representational theory of perception and the problem of perception -- Locke's defense of the senses -- Berkeley's case for idealism in Principles I, sections 1-7 -- Direct arguments for idealism in the first dialogue between Hylas and Philonous -- The argument from the ego-centric predicament -- The likeness principle -- Berkeley's attack on the theory of primary and secondary qualities -- Substance/Substratum -- The epistemological argument -- Mind -- God, nature, agency, and causation in perception -- Continuity -- Intersubjectivity |
| Summary |
Using the tools of contemporary analytic philosophy, Georges Dicker here examines both the destructive and the constructive sides of Berkeley's thought, against the background of the mainstream views that he rejected |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Berkeley, George, 1685-1753.
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| SUBJECT |
Berkeley, George, 1685-1753 fast |
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Idealism.
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Idea (Philosophy)
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Metaphysics.
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First philosophy.
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metaphysics.
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idealism (philosophical movement)
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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First philosophy
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Idea (Philosophy)
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Idealism
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Metaphysics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199700790 |
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0199700796 |
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9780199897124 |
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0199897123 |
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9781283164511 |
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1283164515 |
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