George Berkeley
George Berkeley ( ; 12 March 168514 January 1753) – known as Bishop Berkeley (Bishop of Cloyne of the Anglican Church of Ireland) – was an Anglo-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 ideas perceived by the mind 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. 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. In this book, Berkeley's views were represented by Philonous (Greek: "lover of mind"), while Hylas ("hyle", 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'' (''On Motion''), published 1721. His arguments were a precursor to the views of Ernst Mach and Albert Einstein. 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.
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. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Berkeley, George, 1685-1753, Berkeley, George, 1685-1753
London : Printed for J. Tonson in the Strand, 1732
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by Berkeley, George, 1685-1753
Oxford : Clarendon, 1874
Oxford : Clarendon, 1874
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by Berkeley, George, 1685-1753
London, Printed by J. F. Dove for R. Priestley, 1820
London, Printed by J. F. Dove for R. Priestley, 1820
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by Berkeley, George, 1685-1753
New York, C. Scribner's sons 1957
New York, C. Scribner's sons 1957
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by Berkeley, George, 1685-1753
London, New York : T. Nelson 1957
London, New York : T. Nelson 1957
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by Berkeley, George, 1685-1753
LaSalle, Ill. : The Open Court Publishing Company, 1962; 1935
Reprint edition.
LaSalle, Ill. : The Open Court Publishing Company, 1962; 1935
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by Berkeley, George, 1685-1753
London, New York, Dent; Dutton 1910
London, New York, Dent; Dutton 1910
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by Berkeley, George, 1685-1753
Garden City, New York : Doubleday, Doran & company, inc., 1935
Garden City, New York : Doubleday, Doran & company, inc., 1935
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Indianapolis : Hackett Pub. Co., 1995
Indianapolis : Hackett Pub. Co., 1995
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by Berkeley, George, 1685-1753
Philadelphia, 1874
Philadelphia, 1874
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by Berkeley, George, 1685-1753
London : Rutland, Vt. : Dent ; Tuttle, 1993
London : Rutland, Vt. : Dent ; Tuttle, 1993
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London, Printed by J. Downing, 1732
London, Printed by J. Downing, 1732
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London, New York, Dent; Dutton 1963
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Oxford [England] : Doxa, 1987
Oxford [England] : Doxa, 1987
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Leipzig, Dürr, 1901
Leipzig, Dürr, 1901
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by Berkeley, George, 1685-1753
London, New York, J.M. Dent & sons, ltd.; E.P. Dutton & Co. 1922
London, New York, J.M. Dent & sons, ltd.; E.P. Dutton & Co. 1922
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London : R. Griffin and Co., Glasgow ; Tegg and Co., Dublin ; also, J. and S.A. Tegg, Sydney and Hobart Town., Printed for Thomas Tegg and Son, 73, Cheapside ; 1837
London : R. Griffin and Co., Glasgow ; Tegg and Co., Dublin ; also, J. and S.A. Tegg, Sydney and Hobart Town., Printed for Thomas Tegg and Son, 73, Cheapside ; 1837
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