A New Theory Of Vision: And Other Writings
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A landmark collection in the history of philosophy and empiricist thought, A New Theory of Vision and Other Writings presents George Berkeley's groundbreaking arguments on the nature of human perception and the relationship between sight and touch. In the titular essay, Berkeley argues that the distance, magnitude, and position of objects are not directly perceived by sight alone, but are instead learned through a complex association with tactile experience — a radical departure from the prevailing Cartesian assumptions of his era. The collection also includes his celebrated works A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge and Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous, in which Berkeley advances his doctrine of immaterialism, asserting that the material world has no existence independent of the mind that perceives it. Written with remarkable clarity and rhetorical precision, Berkeley's prose is both rigorous and accessible, making these dense philosophical arguments surprisingly engaging for readers new to idealist philosophy. Together, these writings illustrate the full scope of one of the eighteenth century's most original and influential philosophical minds, cementing Berkeley's place alongside Locke and Hume in the canon of British empiricism.
Author: George Berkeley
Format: Hardback
Genre: Philosophy
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Book: Fair
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A landmark collection in the history of philosophy and empiricist thought, A New Theory of Vision and Other Writings presents George Berkeley's groundbreaking arguments on the nature of human perception and the relationship between sight and touch. In the titular essay, Berkeley argues that the distance, magnitude, and position of objects are not directly perceived by sight alone, but are instead learned through a complex association with tactile experience — a radical departure from the prevailing Cartesian assumptions of his era. The collection also includes his celebrated works A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge and Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous, in which Berkeley advances his doctrine of immaterialism, asserting that the material world has no existence independent of the mind that perceives it. Written with remarkable clarity and rhetorical precision, Berkeley's prose is both rigorous and accessible, making these dense philosophical arguments surprisingly engaging for readers new to idealist philosophy. Together, these writings illustrate the full scope of one of the eighteenth century's most original and influential philosophical minds, cementing Berkeley's place alongside Locke and Hume in the canon of British empiricism.