ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1974, presents a critical examination of Berkeley’s immaterialism. It is based on a detailed study of his writings (in particular of his notebooks), and while it places his ideas against their eighteenth-century background it also takes into account the various interpretations of Berkeley found in the literature.

chapter Chapter One|14 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter Two|42 pages

Berkeley and Common Sense

chapter Chapter Three|39 pages

The Philosophical Approach

chapter Chapter Four|17 pages

The Approach from Ordinary Usage

chapter Chapter Five|66 pages

The Psychological Approach

chapter Chapter Six|77 pages

Perception

chapter Chapter Seven|41 pages

The Perceiving Self

chapter Chapter Eight|54 pages

God