1685 - 1753
English philosopher who argued against Lockean scepticism and posited an alternative based, famously, on common sense
TextsA Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous
Essay towards a New Theory of Vision
LinksBerkeley Studies -- Detailed essays on Berkeley's metaphysics, monism, and Hylas & Philonous, along with links to related sites and texts.
George Berkeley -- Extracts on Berkeley from The Cambridge History of English and American Literature, quotes, and the text of Hylas and Philonous.
International Berkeley Society -- Information about the Society and a well-organised collection of links to external sites.
Berkeley's Theological Idealism -- An overview of Berkeley's theological idealism.
George Berkeley -- Provides essays and dialogues of Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkeley.
George Berkeley -- Offers history and theories of Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkeley.
George Berkeley -- Links page, includes texts available online.
The Analyst -- The Analyst: a Discourse addressed to an Infidel Mathematician. Full text in HTML.
George Berkeley's Idealism -- Theological idealism rests on the thoughts of Bishop George Berkeley. For him, ontology grows out of epistemology since idea is the basic unit of existence.
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