Warnock, G. J. (Geoffrey James)1923-creatortextbibliographyinuNotre Dame, IndUniversity of Notre Dame Press1983U.S. ed.monographiceng

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240 pages ; 21 cmBerkeley is one of the most influential and yet most misunderstood of eighteenth-century philosophers. In this new, revised edition of his classic introduction, G.J. Warnock examines all Berkeley's major philosophical works and discusses his most original and interesting contributions to questions still debated by philosophers today. The aim of the book is to help the reader learn not so much about Berkeley, but rather, through Berkeley, something about philosophy itself.Introduction -- The Essay: (I) the proper objects of vision -- The Essay: (II) the proper objects of touch -- Berkeley's account of language -- Berkeley's theory of the material world -- The character of Berkeley's theory -- The immediate perception of ideas -- Ideas and sensations -- Perception and existence -- The idea of existence -- Science and mathematics -- Later years -- Postscript.by G.J. Warnock.Reprint. Originally published: Melbourne : Penguin Books, 1953. (Pelican philosophy series) With new introduction.Includes bibliographical references (page 236) and index.Berkeley, George1685-1753PhilosophersIreland18th centuryPhilosophesIrlande18e si�ecleBerkeley, George1685-1753PhilosophersIreland 1700-1799 fast B1348 .W37 1983192Warnock, G.J. (Geoffrey James), 1923-Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, 1983U.S. ed.(OCoLC)756452249026800670997802680067090268006717978026800671683001311DLC83013120240131102140.0ocm09255157 eng