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" Berkeley's Principles of human knowledge : "
Alasdair Richmond.
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BL
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856962
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Main Entry
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Richmond, Alasdair.
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Title & Author
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Berkeley's Principles of human knowledge : : a reader's guide /\ Alasdair Richmond.
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Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Continuum,, 2009.
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Series Statement
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Continuum reader's guides
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1 online resource (xiii, 187 pages).
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ISBN
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1282873393
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: 1441119841
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: 6612873396
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: 9781282873391
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: 9781441119841
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: 9786612873393
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1847060285
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1847060293
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9781847060280
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9781847060297
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-179) and index.
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Contents
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Context. Biography ; Berkeley's philosophical background -- Overview of themes. The central philosophical arguments -- Reading the text. The principles : introduction (1-25) ; The principles : part I (1-156) ; The objects of knowledge : ideas and spirits (1-33) ; Philosophical objections to immaterialism and replies (34-81) ; Advanges of immaterialism : philosophy, science, mathematics and religion (82-156) -- Reception and influence -- Guide to further reading.
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Abstract
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Berkeley's Principles of Human Knowledge is a key text in the history of British Empiricism and 18th-century thought. As a free-standing systematic exposition of Berkeley's ideas, this is a hugely important and influential text, central to any undergraduate's study of the history of philosophy. In Berkeley's 'Principles of Human Knowledge': A Reader's Guide, Alasdair Richmond provides a clear and accessible introduction to Berkeley's seminal text, offering guidance on - Philosophical and historical context - Key themes - Reading the text - Reception and influence and€further reading.
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Subject
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Berkeley, George,1685-1753., Treatise concerning the principles of human knowledge.
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Berkeley, George (Philosoph)., Treatise concerning the principles of human knowledge.
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Subject
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Idealism.
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Knowledge, Theory of.
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Idealism.
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Knowledge, Theory of.
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PHILOSOPHY-- Epistemology.
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Subject
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Treatise concerning the principles of human knowledge (Berkeley, George)
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Dewey Classification
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121
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LC Classification
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B1334.R53 2009eb
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