A NEW LOOK AT BERKELEY'S IDEALISM
In this note I firstly give a formulation of Berkeleyean Idealism in modern anti-realist terms. Secondly, I supply a reading of Berkeley that serves to do three things: 1. It makes clear that the formulation of the position in modern terms is acceptable. 2. It offers a revealing insight into the rea...
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Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2009
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Heythrop journal
Year: 2009, Volume: 50, Issue: 2, Pages: 189-194 |
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Summary: | In this note I firstly give a formulation of Berkeleyean Idealism in modern anti-realist terms. Secondly, I supply a reading of Berkeley that serves to do three things: 1. It makes clear that the formulation of the position in modern terms is acceptable. 2. It offers a revealing insight into the reasons why Berkeley accepted the position. 3. It allows us to see that these reasons are, in fact, bad ones. |
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ISSN: | 1468-2265 |
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2265.2009.00447.x |