The Works of George Berkeley (4 vols.)

by George Berkeley; Alexander Campbell Fraser

Publisher:

Clarendon Press

, 1901

Overview

George Berkeley and his philosophy of subjective idealism had a great impact on the beginning of British Empiricism. He had a profound influence on David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and many others. John Locke, Berkeley, and Hume form the logical string that connects the history of British Empiricism. These volumes collect his complete works, and are an invaluable primary source for those interested in Berkeley and the history of philosophy. In addition to his work in philosophy, his sermons, political commentary, correspondence, and other miscellaneous works are included, providing a complete picture of Berkeley’s thought.

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Key Features

• Collects the complete philosophical works of George Berkeley
• Provides insight into the development of British Empiricism
• Includes several of Berkeley’s sermons, political commentary, correspondence, and other miscellany

Product Details

• Title: The Works of George Berkeley
• Author: George Berkeley
• Editor: Alexander Campbell Fraser
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication Date: 1901
• Volumes: 4
• Pages: 2,106
• Resource Type: Collected Works
• Topic: Philosophy

The Works of George Berkeley, vol. 1: Philosophical Works, 1705–21

• Author: George Berkeley
• Editor: Alexander Campbell Fraser
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication Date: 1901
• Pages: 626

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Volume 1 covers George Berkeley’s philosophical works from 1705–1721.

Contents:

• Life of George Berkeley
• Commonplace Book
• An Essays Towards a New Theory of Vision
• A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
• Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous
• De Motu

The Works of George Berkeley, vol. 2: Philosophical Works, 1732–1733

• Author: George Berkeley
• Editor: Alexander Campbell Fraser
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication Date: 1901
• Pages: 426

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Volume 2 covers George Berkeley’s philosophical works from 1732–1733.

Contents:

• Alciphron: The Minute Philosopher
• The Theory of Vision: Visual Language

The Works of George Berkeley, vol. 3: Philosophical Works, 1734–1752

• Author: George Berkeley
• Editor: Alexander Campbell Fraser
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication Date: 1901
• Pages: 628

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Volume 3 contains George Berkeley’s philosophical works from 1734–1752.

Contents:

• The Analyst: A Discourse Addressed to an Infidel Mathematician
• A Defence of Free-Thinking in Mathematics
• Reasons for not Replying to Mr. Walton’s Full Answer
• Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflections and Inquiries concerning the Virtues of Tar-Water
• Three Letters to Thomas Prior and a Letter to the Rev. Dr. Hales, on the Virtues of Tar-Water
• Further Thoughts on Tar-Water
• Appendixes
  • Berkeley’s Rough Draft of the Introduction to the Principles of Human Knowledge
  • Arthur Collier
  • Samuel Johnson and Jonathan Edwards
  • Some of Berkeley’s Early Critics
  • An Essay “Of Infinities” by Berkeley

The Works of George Berkeley, vol. 4: Miscellaneous Works, 1707–1750

• Author: George Berkeley
• Editor: Alexander Campbell Fraser
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication Date: 1901
• Pages: 426

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This volume contains several miscellaneous works by George Berkeley, including mathematical treatises, personal and public correspondence, and some political religious commentary, composed from 1707–1750.

Contents:

• Arithmetica Absque Algebra aut Euclide Demonstrata
• Miscellanea Mathematica
• Description of the Cave of Dunmore
• The Revelation of Life and Immortality
• A Passive Obedience
• Essays in the Guardian
• Two Sermons Preached at Leghorn
• Journal in Italy
• An Essay Towards Preventing the Ruin of Great Britain
• A Proposal for the Better Supplying of Churches in Our Foreign Plantations
• Verse on the Prospect of Planting Art and Learning in America
• Notes of Sermons Preached at Newport in Rhode Island and in the Narragansett Country
• A Sermon Preached before the Incorporated Society for the Propogation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts
• The Querist
• A Discourse Addressed to Magistrates and Men in Authority
• Primary Visitation Charge Delivered to the Clergy of the Diocese of Cloyne
• Address on Confirmation
• A Letter to Sir John James, Bart., on the Differences between the Roman and Anglican Churches
• Two Letters on the Occasion of the Rebellion in 1745
• A Word to the Wise: An Exhortation to the Roman Catholic Clergy of Ireland
• Maxims concerning Patriotism
• Appendix: The First Edition of the Querist

About George Berkeley

George Berkeley also known as Bishop Berkeley, was an Anglo-Irish philosopher whose primary achievement was the advancement of a theory he called “immaterialism” (later referred to as “subjective idealism” by others). This theory denies the existence of material substance and instead contends that familiar objects like tables and chairs are only ideas in the minds of perceivers, and as a result cannot exist without being perceived.