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Berkeley's idealism started a revolution in philosophy. As one of the great empiricist thinkers he not only influenced British philosophers from Hume to Russell and the logical positivists in the twentieth century, he also set the scene for the continental idealism of Hegel and even the philosophy of Marx. There has never been such a radical critique of common sense and perception as that given in Berkeley's Principles of Human Knowledge (1710). His views were met with disfavour, and his response to his critics was the Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous. This edition of Berkeley's two key works has an introduction which examines and in part defends his arguments for idealism, as well as offering a detailed analytical contents list, extensive philosophical notes and an index.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #188104 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

About the Author
Howard Robinson is Senior Lecturer at Liverpool University, and Soros Professor at ELTE, Budapest.

Customer Reviews

Excellent introduction to this edition.
Howard Robinson displays his expertise both in the field of idealism and in his concise explanitory power to cut through to the heart of Berkeley's arguments. As an undergraduate student studying Berkeley at a time just after Howard Robinson had left the dept. i was studying in, i feel cheated i never had the opportunity to hear the man himself. This edition, and other works by Robinson make up for it in some measure.