ABSTRACT
The Philosophical Commentaries abounds in entries which are quite clear when explained, but which need explanation, e.g., “Of & thing causes of mistake” (115). My first aim has been to state simply what, in my opinion, each entry means, or to enable the reader to find out for himself by looking up the references given. I have had also in mind the requirements of scholars who are seeking light on disputed points in the Berkeleian philosophy, or who are studying’ the genesis and development of Berkeley’s early thought. For their sakes I have included references to (a) other entries in the Commentaries which deal with the same topic, (b) corresponding passages in Berkeley’s publications, especially the Theory of Vision and the Principles, which were on the stocks along with the Commentaries, and (c) corresponding passages in the books he is known to have used at the time, especially Locke’s Essay.
