The Bloomsbury Companion to Berkeley (Bloomsbury Companions)

Due to his theory of 'immaterialism' and Schopenhauer's regard of him as the 'father of idealism', George Berkeley (1685-1753) is one of the most important thinkers of the Early Modern period.__The Bloomsbury Companion to Berkeley__is a comprehensive one volume reference guide to his life, thought and work. In twenty six original essays, a team of leading international scholars of Modern Philosophy cover all of Berkeley's writings, from the major works such as his Principles of Human Knowledge through to minor works, unpublished manuscripts and correspondence, providing readers with a complete and accessible source of information to the entire corpus of Berkeley's writings. The book is supported by a substantial dictionary of major terms and extended essays on key themes in Berkeley's thought. In addition, the book includes sections covering Berkeley's life and times, and also his intellectual influence and legacy.__The Bloomsbury Companion to Berkeley__is an indispensable resource for anyone working on the history of Early Modern philosophy at any level and the definitive textbook to Berkeley's life and work. Series Page 3 Title Page 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Abbreviations 8 List of Contributors 9 Introduction • Bertil Belfrage and Richard Brook 12 Part One: Berkeley’s Life and Importance 14 1 George Berkeley’s Biography • Tom Jones 16 2 Berkeley’s Bermuda Project in Context • Nancy Kendrick 32 3 Berkeley’s Correspondence • Marc A. Hight 60 4 Berkeley and Twentieth-Century Realist–Anti-Realist Controversies • Howard Robinson 74 Part Two: Berkeley’s Major Works 94 5 Atomism in Berkeley’s Theory of Vision • Bertil Belfrage 96 6 Berkeley’s Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge • Samuel C. Rickless 110 7 Three Dialogues between Hylas, Philonous and the Sceptic • Tom Stoneham 132 8 The Mystery of Goodness in Berkeley’s Passive Obedience • Bertil Belfrage 152 9 De Motu: Berkeley’s Philosophy of Science • Richard Brook 169 10 Alciphron; or the Minute Philosopher Berkeley’s Redefinition of Free-Thinking • Adam Grzeliński 185 11 Berkeley’s Querist: ‘Hints . . . What Is to Be Done in this Critical State of our Affairs’ or Proposals for a Hyperborean Eutopia? • Patrick Kelly 207 12 Berkeley’s Siris, an Interpretation • Timo Airaksinen 227 Part Three: Berkeley in Context 256 13 Berkeley and Descartes • Charles J. McCracken 258 14 Berkeley and Leibniz • Laurence Carlin 265 15 Berkeley’s Critique of Locke’s Theory of Perception • Georges Dicker 279 16 Berkeley and Malebranche • Charles J. McCracken 299 17 Reid’s Opposition to Berkeley • James Van Cleve 310 18 Berkeley and Hume on the Imagination • Keota Fields 325 19 The Reception of Berkeley in Eighteenth-Century France • Sébastien Charles 345 Part Four: Main Themes in Berkeley’s Philosophy 352 20 Immaterialism and Common Sense • S. Seth Bordner 354 21 Immediate and Mediate Perception in Berkeley • Richard Glauser 366 22 Berkeley on Ordinary Objects • Jeff McDonough 396 23 Berkeley’s Philosophy of Mind • Talia Mae Bettcher 408 24 Berkeley on the Philosophy of Language • John Russell Roberts 432 25 Berkeley’s Philosophy of Mathematics • Wolfgang Breidert 446 26 Berkeley’s Philosophy of Religion • Kenneth L. Pearce 469 Bibliography 495 Index 525 Due to his theory of 'immaterialism' and Schopenhauer's regard of him as the 'father of idealism', George Berkeley (1685-1753) is one of the most important thinkers of the Early Modern period. The Bloomsbury Companion to Berkeley is a comprehensive one volume reference guide to his life, thought and work. In twenty six original essays, a team of leading international scholars of Modern Philosophy cover all of Berkeley's writings, from the major works such as his Principles of Human Knowledge through to minor works, unpublished manuscripts and correspondence, providing readers with a complete and accessible source of information to the entire corpus of Berkeley's writings. The book is supported by a substantial dictionary of major terms and extended essays on key themes in Berkeley's thought. In addition, the book includes sections covering Berkeley's life and times, and also his intellectual influence and legacy. The Bloomsbury Companion to Berkeley is an indispensable resource for anyone working on the history of Early Modern philosophy at any level and the definitive textbook to Berkeley's life and work. -- Back cover "Due to his theory of 'immaterialism' and Schopenhauer's regard of him as the 'father of idealism', George Berkeley (1685-1753) is one of the most important thinkers of the Early Modern period. The Bloomsbury Companion to Berkeley is a comprehensive one volume reference guide to his life, thought and work. In twenty six original essays, a team of leading international scholars of Modern Philosophy cover all of Berkeley's writings including unpublished manuscripts and correspondence, thus providing readers with a complete and accessible source of information to the entire corpus of Berkeley's writings. The book includes extended essays on key themes in Berkeley's thought as well as sections covering Berkeley's life and times, and also his intellectual influence and legacy."--Bloomsbury Publishing.