George Berkeley: Idealism and the Man

by David Berman

Book Overview

Unlike nearly all studies of Berkeley, this book looks at the full range of his work and links it with his life--focusing in particular on his religious thought. While aiming to present a clear picture of his career, Berman breaks new ground on, among other topics, Berkeley's philosophical strategy, his account of immortality, his Jacobitism, his emotive theory of religious mysteries, and the motivation of his Siris (1744). Also distinctive is the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198264674
• ISBN13: 9780198264675
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.4" x 7.6"