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Introduction 1. Philosophy being nothing else but THE STUDY OF WISDOM AND TRUTH, it may with reason be expected that those who have spent most time and pains in it should enjoy a greater calm and serenity of mind, a greater clearness and evidence of knowledge, and be less disturbed... Read Full Overview

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is present to hear it, does it make a sound? It does not, according to George Berkeley. Originally published in 1710, this landmark of Western philosophy introduced a revolutionary concept: immaterialism, which asserts that to be is to... Read Full Overview

George Berkeley's A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge is a seminal eighteenth-century philosophical work that explores the limits of human understanding. Berkeley, a leading figure in the British empiricist school of thought, expounds on his famous "immaterialist"... Read Full Overview

A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (Commonly called "Treatise" when referring to Berkeley's works) is a 1710 work by Anglo-Irish Empiricist philosopher George Berkeley. This book largely seeks to refute the claims made by his contemporary John Locke about... Read Full Overview

En su obra m s importante, Berkeley se aplica a estudiar a fondo todos los sentidos humanos y a refutar a su colega empirista, John Locke. Entretanto, se ver n a trav s de sus p ginas diversas facetas sobre la filosof a propia de su autor, todo ello en una poca en la que los... Read Full Overview

In this exceptional work Berkeley makes the striking claim that physical things consist of nothing but ideas and therefore do not exist outside the mind. This claim establishes him as the founder of the idealist tradition in philosophy. The text printed in this volume is the... Read Full Overview

A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge - Vol. 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1881. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition,... Read Full Overview

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A Treatise Concerning The Principles Of Human Knowledge is a philosophical work by George Berkeley, first published in 1710. The book is a response to the prevailing philosophical views of the time, which held that the world existed independently of human perception. Berkeley... Read Full Overview

Kenneth Winkler's esteemed edition of Berkeley's Principles is based on the second edition (London, 1734), the last one published in Berkeley's lifetime. Life other members of Hackett's philosophical classics series, it features editorial elements found to be of particular value... Read Full Overview

George Berkeley: Eine Abhandlung ber die Prinzipien der menschlichen Erkenntnis Treatise concerning the principles of human knowledge. Erstdruck: Dublin 1710. Der Text folgt der ersten deutschen bersetzung durch Friedrich Ueberweg von 1869. - Die der Vorlage beigegebene Errata-Liste... Read Full Overview

A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge is a 1710 work, in English, by Irish Empiricist philosopher George Berkeley. This book largely seeks to refute the claims made by Berkeley's contemporary John Locke about the nature of human perception. George Berkeley -... Read Full Overview

"Les Principes de la connaissance humaine" de George Berkeley. Philosophe irlandais (1685-1753).

An exploration and defense of immaterialism, Principles of Human Knowledge, details George Berkley's views on reality and perception. The book offers insight into the theory posited by one of the world's greatest philosophers.

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