Bøger af George Berkeley

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

""Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous"" is a philosophical treatise written by George Berkeley in 1713. The book is structured as a series of dialogues between two characters, Hylas and Philonous, who are engaged in a debate about the nature of reality and the existence of material objects.Berkeley's central argument is that material objects do not exist independently of our perception of them. He asserts that everything we experience is a product of our senses and that the physical world we perceive is nothing more than a collection of ideas in our minds.Throughout the book, Hylas presents various objections to Berkeley's position, including the problem of skepticism and the challenge of explaining the persistence of objects over time. Philonous responds to each of these objections, offering a series of counterarguments and demonstrating the coherence and consistency of his position.Overall, ""Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous"" is a seminal work in the history of philosophy, and it continues to be studied and debated by scholars today. It offers a compelling critique of traditional metaphysical theories and challenges readers to reconsider their assumptions about the nature of reality.You May Indeed Know That Fire Appears Hot, And Water Fluid; But This Is No More Than Knowing What Sensations Are Produced In Your Own Mind, Upon The Application Of Fire And Water To Your Organs Of Sense. Their Internal Constitution, Their True And Real Nature, You Are Utterly In The Dark As To That.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Deals with the philosophy of immaterialism. This work has been recognized as an excellent introduction to the English philosophy of the eighteenth century, and to philosophy in general.

George Berkeley's Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous is one of the most challenging and beloved classics of modern philosophy. The heart of the work is the dispute between materialism and idealism. This is a critical new presentation of Berkeley's 1734 third edition. It combines an annotated version of Berkeley's complete original text with a substantial critical introduction, chronology of events in Berkeley's life, and annotated Appendices of original sources from thinkers relevant to Berkeley's work.

This volume sets Berkeley's philosophy in its historical context by providing selections from influential and contemporary works.