{"product_id":"berkeley-paperback-softback-9780745656342","title":"Berkeley (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745656342","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBerkeley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDaniel E. Flage (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745656342, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 March 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.8 x 1.7 cm, 0.349 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Daniel Flage's book provides much of value for all readers.  His clear exposition and acute argumentation make it an excellent choice for beginners to Berkeley, while his careful account of the epistemological grounding of Berkeley's theory will interest and challenge Berkeley scholars.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMargaret Atherton, University of Wisconsin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Daniel Flage's clear, engaging, and wide-ranging introduction is a welcome resource for anyone who is studying Berkeley for the first time.  Readers already familiar with Berkeley will be intrigued by its argument that Berkeley's idealism and immaterialism rest on epistemological premises.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKenneth Winkler, Yale University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"One puts down this volume with admiration for the person of Bishop Berkeley and for the clarity in which Daniel Flage presents Berkeley's philosophy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIrish philosopher George Bishop Berkeley was one of the greatest philosophers of the early modern period. Along with David Hume and John Locke he is considered one of the fathers of British Empiricism. Berkeley is a clear, concise, and sympathetic introduction to George Berkeley’s philosophy, and a thorough review of his most important texts. Daniel E. Flage explores his works on vision, metaphysics, morality, and economics in an attempt to develop a philosophically plausible interpretation of Berkeley’s oeuvre as whole.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Many scholars blur the rejection of material substance (immaterialism) with the claim that only minds and things dependent upon minds exist (idealism). However Flage shows how, by distinguishing idealism from immaterialism and arguing that Berkeley’s account of what there is (metaphysics) is dependent upon what is known (epistemology), a careful and plausible philosophy emerges. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The author sets out the implications of this valuable insight for Berkeley’s moral and economic works, showing how they are a natural outgrowth of his metaphysics, casting new light on the appreciation of these and other lesser-known areas of Berkeley’s thought.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Daniel E. Flage’s Berkeley presents the student and general reader with a clear and eminently readable introduction to Berkeley’s works which also challenges standard interpretations of Berkeley’s philosophy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbbreviations xi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Berkeley’s Life and Writings 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Study Berkeley Today? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Life 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBermuda and Rhode Island 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBishop of Cloyne 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Reading Berkeley 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Vision 22\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Historical Context: Methods of Inquiry and Theories of Vision 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBerkeley on Seeing Distance (NTV §§2–51) 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerception of Magnitude (NTV §§52–87) 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSituation and Numerical Heterogeneity (NTV §§88–120) 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeterogeneity and the Universal Language of Vision (NTV §§121–158) 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Back; A Look Ahead 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Abstraction 42\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Context 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Principal Arguments 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Back; A Look Ahead 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: The Case for Idealism and Immaterialism in the Principles 56\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Case for Idealism (Sections 1–7) 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Attack on Matter (Sections 8–24) 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnward to Ordinary Objects (Sections 25–33) 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Back; A Look Ahead 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialogue One 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialogue Two 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialogue Three 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Back; A Look Ahead 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Minds: Yours, Mine, and God’s 114\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Principles 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowing Minds: Dialogue Three 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Mind and God’s 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Back; A Look Ahead 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Moral Philosophy 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoral Theories 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Egoistic Notebooks 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePassive Obedience 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlciphron 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Back; A Look Ahead 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Economics and the Irish Condition 164\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEighteenth-Century Ireland and the South Sea Bubble 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Essay towards Preventing of the Ruin of Great Britain 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Querist 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Concluding Remarks 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEndnotes 182\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography 189\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 197\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407325688088,"sku":"9780745656342","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745656342.jpg?v=1784162179","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/berkeley-paperback-softback-9780745656342","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}