Berkeley's Principles and Dialogues: Background Source Materials

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Berkeley's Principles and Dialogues: Background Source Materials
Authors and Contributors      By (author) George Berkeley
Edited by C. J. McCracken
Edited by I. C. Tipton
SeriesCambridge Philosophical Texts in Context
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:312
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
Category/GenreWestern philosophy - c 1600 to c 1900
ISBN/Barcode 9780521498067
ClassificationsDewey:192
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 8 May 2000
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This volume sets Berkeley's philosophy in its historical context by providing selections from works that deeply influenced Berkeley as he formed his main doctrines; works that illuminate the philosophical climate in which those doctrines were formed; and works that display Berkeley's subsequent philosophical influence. The first category is represented by selections from Descartes, Malebranche, Bayle, and Locke; the second category includes extracts from such thinkers as Regius, Lanion, Arnauld, Lee, and Norris; while reactions to Berkeley, both positive and negative, are drawn from a wide range of thinkers--Leibniz, Baxter, Hume, Diderot, Voltaire, Reid, Kant, Herder, and Mill.

Reviews

'The result of this careful editorial work is an absorbing volume that is a real pleasure and education to read as a continuous narrative.' R. S. Woolhouse, Philosophical Investigations