The Oxford Handbook of Berkeley (Oxford Handbooks)

The Oxford Handbook of Berkeley is a compendious examination of a vast array of topics in the philosophy of George Berkeley (1685-1753), Anglican Bishop of Cloyne, the famous idealist and most illustrious Irish philosopher. Berkeley is best known for his denial of the existence of material substance and his insistence that the only things that exist in the universe are minds (including God) and their ideas; however, Berkeley was a polymath who contributed to a variety of different disciplines, not well distinguished from philosophy in the eighteenth century, including the theory and psychology of vision, the nature and functioning of language, the debate over infinitesimals in mathematics, political philosophy, economics, chemistry (including his favoured panacea, tar-water), and theology. This volume includes contributions from thirty-four expert commentators on Berkeley's philosophy, some of whom provide a state-of-the-art account of his philosophical achievements, and some of whom place his philosophy in historical context by comparing and contrasting it with the views of his contemporaries (including Mandeville, Collier, and Edwards), as well as with philosophers who preceded him (such as Descartes, Locke, Malebranche, and Leibniz) and others who succeeded him (such as Hume, Reid, Kant, and Shepherd). "The Oxford Handbook of Berkeley is a compendious examination of a large number of topics in the philosophy of George Berkeley (1685-1753), Anglican Bishop of Cloyne, the famous idealist and most illustrious Irish philosopher. Berkeley is best known for his denial of the existence of material substance and his insistence that the only things that exist in the universe are minds (including God) and their ideas. But Berkeley was a polymath who contributed to a variety of different disciplines, not well distinguished from philosophy in the eighteenth century, including the theory and psychology of vision, the nature and functioning of language, the debate over infinitesimals in mathematics, political philosophy, economics, chemistry (including his favoured panacea, tar-water), and theology. This volume includes contributions from thirty-four expert commentators on Berkeley's philosophy, some of whom provide a state-of-the-art account of his philosophical achievements, and some of whom place his philosophy in historical context by comparing and contrasting it with the views of his contemporaries (including Mandeville, Collier, and Edwards), as well as with philosophers who preceded him (such as Descartes, Locke, Malebranche, and Leibniz) and others who succeeded him (such as Hume, Reid, Kant, and Shepherd)"-- Provided by publisher Cover The Oxford Handbook of Berkeley Copyright Dedication Contents List of Abbreviations List of Contributors 1. Introduction 2. The Life and Times of George Berkeley PART I METAPHYSICS 3. Berkeley on Abstract Ideas and Idealism 4. Berkeley on Ideas and Notions 5. Berkeley’s Arguments for Idealism 6. Berkeley on Objections to Idealism 7. Berkeley on Materialism and Immaterialism 8. Berkeley on Minds 9. Berkeley on Qualities 10. Berkeley on God 11. Berkeley’s Theory of Language PART II EPISTEMOLOGY 12. Berkeley on Common Sense 13. Berkeley’s Philosophy of Science 14. Berkeley on Perception 15. Berkeley’s Theory of Vision 16. Berkeley and Mathematics 17. Berkeley on Chemistry PART III VALUE THEORY 18. Berkeley on the Economics of Poverty 19. Berkeley on Political Obligation 20. Berkeley’s Theology: The Promise of Infinite Eternal Happiness PART IV FOREBEARS, CONTEMPORARIES, AND SUCCESSORS 21. Berkeley and Irish Philosophy 22. Berkeley and Descartes 23. Berkeley and Locke 24. Berkeley and Malebranche 25. Berkeley and Newton 26. Berkeley and Leibniz 27. Berkeley and Mandeville 28. Berkeley and Shaftesbury 29. Berkeley and Collier 30. Berkeley and Edwards 31. Berkeley and Hume 32. Berkeley and Reid 33. Berkeley and Kant 34. Berkeley and Shepherd Index 'The Oxford Handbook of Berkeley' is a compendious examination of a large number of topics in the philosophy of George Berkeley (1685-1753), Anglican Bishop of Cloyne, the famous idealist and most illustrious Irish philosopher. It includes contributions from thirty-four expert commentators on Berkeley's philosophy, some of whom provide a state-of-the-art account of his philosophical achievements, and some of whom place his philosophy in historical context by comparing it with the views of other philosophers (including predecessors, contemporaries, and successors)