Principles Human Knowledge by Berkeley George, First Edition (23 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Light edge, surface and corner wear. Unmarked pages. One 1/2'smudge about an inch from the top of long side page block. All Orders Shipped With Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Numbers.

paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

10% discount if you purchase two or more books on the same order and contact me to request this discount. Front cover slightly bowed away from book block. Writing on a few pages. When one thinks of empiricism, one might imagine a cozy, smoke-filled room where three philosophers engage in spirited debate over a pint of ale. In reality, The Empiricists is more like a philosophical cocktail, shaken vigorously with a twist of irony and served with a splash of pretentiousness. Penned by the likes of John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume, this 1961 edition from Anchor Publishing presents a veritable buffet of epistemological musings that might leave you both enlightened and utterly perplexed. What could possibly unite these three titans of thought? Well, they all seem to have spent an inordinate amount of time pondering just how much we can know about anything at all. Spoiler alert: it's less than you might think. Locke, with his tabula rasa theory, suggests that we are all born with blank slates, an idea that may or may not apply to your old school notebooks, which are still waiting to be filled with notes from that lecture you missed back in 2005. Berkeley, on the other hand, seems to believe that the only things that truly exist are those that are perceived, which raises the uncomfortable question: if a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, is it still worth the insurance claim? Then we have Hume, whose skepticism would put even the most doubtful teenager to shame. He argues that our beliefs are merely habits of thought rather than actual knowledge. So, if you believe you'll finish reading this book, you might want to reevaluate your life choices. The trio?s discussions flit about like caffeinated butterflies, landing on topics as varied as causation, perception, and the very nature of reality itself, each more confusing than the last. It's like a philosophical game of hopscotch with no clear rules, leading you to wonder if you should have brought a notepad or perhaps just a stiff drink. Let's examine the various delights that await within these pages, shall we? You'll find: Locke's riveting insights on political philosophy, which you may or may not have heard at your last dinner party. Berkeley's charmingly perplexing ideas on immaterialism, perfect for those late-night debates that have a tendency to spiral out of control. Hume's arguments against causation, which might leave you questioning how you ended up at this bookstore in the first place. A collection of footnotes so extensive that they warrant their own index, good luck finding the original arguments amidst all the scholarly hijinks. Occasional moments of clarity mixed with perplexing metaphors that might just be the result of too much student loan debt. Condition: This tome comes to you with the kind of charm that only years of previous ownership can bestow. Expect dog-eared pages and the occasional coffee stain that whispers sweet nothings about late-night study sessions. The cover showcases a nostalgic warmth that suggests it has been lovingly embraced by many a curious mind. There's a certain rustic allure about the yellowing pages, as if each page carries the weight of its author's musings along with a palpable sense of existential dread. You might even find highlights and annotations from previous readers, offering a glimpse into their struggles with life's most difficult questions, like why on earth they subjected themselves to this philosophical rollercoaster. In a world filled with superficial bestsellers, The Empiricists dares to tread the murky waters of knowledge, uncertainty, and the awkwardness of human existence.

First Edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 289 p.; 19 cm. Series: World's classics. Subjects: Knowledge, Theory of; Idealism; Soul; Idealism. 3 Kg.

Condition: New. 2009. 1st Edition. Paperback. Editor(s): Robinson, Howard. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204. . . . . .

First Edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 289 p.; 19 cm. Series: World's classics. Subjects: Knowledge, Theory of; Idealism; Soul; Idealism. 1 Kg.

Condition: Fair. 1942. First Edition. 148 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Top corner of front endpaper cut out. Clean pages. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Notable sunning to spine.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. Covers laminated, 'damaged' stamp on title page. ; Inside clean, binding firm. ; The World's Classics; 0.47 x 7.38 x 4.55 Inches; xliii, 236 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None. 1st Edition. Tiny sig. of prev. owner on FEP.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Thus. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Yellow softcover/VG; strong & sound w/surface rubs. Major text in the history of empiricism and philosophy of Irish philospher of George Berkeley [or, Bishop Berkeley] (1685 - 1753) who stressed the physical world , refuting Locke, cannot exist independently of the perceiving mind. First published 1710. this 1957 104 pg edition is edited by Colin M. Turbayne.

Softcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Overall VG condition, however there are a few pen marks on the book's edges. The front cover has a small light water stain. The binding is tight. The former owner's name is on the half-title page. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. Electronic delivery tracking will be issued free of charge.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Wie neu. Ohne Schutzumschlag. 1. Auflage. 355 pages; clothbound.

1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked buckram. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Great books of the Western world ; 35. Physical description: x, 509 p. ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Contents: A letter concerning toleration ; Concerning civil government, second essay ; An essay concerning human understanding / John Locke -- The principles of human knowledge / George Berkeley -- An enquiry concerning human understanding / David Hume. Subjects: Toleration; Political science; Early works to 1800; Philosophy, British 17th century; Knowledge, Theory of; Philosophy; Great Britain. 3 Kg.

1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked buckram. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Great books of the Western world ; 35. Physical description: x, 509 p. ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Contents: A letter concerning toleration ; Concerning civil government, second essay ; An essay concerning human understanding / John Locke -- The principles of human knowledge / George Berkeley -- An enquiry concerning human understanding / David Hume. Subjects: Toleration; Political science; Early works to 1800; Philosophy, British 17th century; Knowledge, Theory of; Philosophy; Great Britain. 1 Kg.

Softcover. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Very Good+ in wraps. Toning on spine. Creasing on front gutter. ; The Library of Liberal Arts.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Fascinating and influential, these works formed the foundation of the empirical movement that led directly to the thought of John Stuart Mill, and the later Linguistic Phenomenalism of A. J. AyerOne of the greatest British philosophers, Bishop Berkeley (1685-1753) was the founder of the influential doctrine of Immaterialism - the belief that there is no reality outside the mind, and that the existence of material objects depends upon their being perceived. The Principles of Human Knowledge eloquently outlines this philosophical concept, and argues forcefully that the world consists purely of finite minds and ideas, and of an infinite spirit, God. A denial of all non-spiritual reality, Berkeley's theory was at first heavily criticized by his contemporaries, who feared its ideas would lead to scepticism and atheism. The Three Dialogues provide a powerful response to these fears. One of the greatest British philosophers, Bishop Berkeley (1685 1753) was the founder of the influential doctrine of Immaterialism the belief that there is no reality outside the mind, and that the existence of material objects depends upon their being perceived. The Principles of Human Knowledge eloquently outlines this philosophical concept, and argues forcefully that the world consists purely of finite minds and ideas, and of an infinite spirit, God. A denial of all non-spiritual reality, Berkeley's theory was at first heavily criticized by his contemporaries, who feared its ideas would lead to scepticism and atheism. The Three Dialogues provide a powerful response to these fears. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Fascinating and influential, these works formed the foundation of the empirical movement that led directly to the thought of John Stuart Mill, and the later Linguistic Phenomenalism of A. J. AyerOne of the greatest British philosophers, Bishop Berkeley (1685-1753) was the founder of the influential doctrine of Immaterialism - the belief that there is no reality outside the mind, and that the existence of material objects depends upon their being perceived. The Principles of Human Knowledge eloquently outlines this philosophical concept, and argues forcefully that the world consists purely of finite minds and ideas, and of an infinite spirit, God. A denial of all non-spiritual reality, Berkeley's theory was at first heavily criticized by his contemporaries, who feared its ideas would lead to scepticism and atheism. The Three Dialogues provide a powerful response to these fears. One of the greatest British philosophers, Bishop Berkeley (1685 1753) was the founder of the influential doctrine of Immaterialism the belief that there is no reality outside the mind, and that the existence of material objects depends upon their being perceived. The Principles of Human Knowledge eloquently outlines this philosophical concept, and argues forcefully that the world consists purely of finite minds and ideas, and of an infinite spirit, God. A denial of all non-spiritual reality, Berkeley's theory was at first heavily criticized by his contemporaries, who feared its ideas would lead to scepticism and atheism. The Three Dialogues provide a powerful response to these fears. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Fascinating and influential, these works formed the foundation of the empirical movement that led directly to the thought of John Stuart Mill, and the later Linguistic Phenomenalism of A. J. AyerOne of the greatest British philosophers, Bishop Berkeley (1685-1753) was the founder of the influential doctrine of Immaterialism - the belief that there is no reality outside the mind, and that the existence of material objects depends upon their being perceived. The Principles of Human Knowledge eloquently outlines this philosophical concept, and argues forcefully that the world consists purely of finite minds and ideas, and of an infinite spirit, God. A denial of all non-spiritual reality, Berkeley's theory was at first heavily criticized by his contemporaries, who feared its ideas would lead to scepticism and atheism. The Three Dialogues provide a powerful response to these fears. One of the greatest British philosophers, Bishop Berkeley (1685 1753) was the founder of the influential doctrine of Immaterialism the belief that there is no reality outside the mind, and that the existence of material objects depends upon their being perceived. The Principles of Human Knowledge eloquently outlines this philosophical concept, and argues forcefully that the world consists purely of finite minds and ideas, and of an infinite spirit, God. A denial of all non-spiritual reality, Berkeley's theory was at first heavily criticized by his contemporaries, who feared its ideas would lead to scepticism and atheism. The Three Dialogues provide a powerful response to these fears. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. First American edition. Some scratches to front board. Moderate rubbing on edges. PO name on ffep. Some writing on facing title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good, Leather Bound. Book accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Soiling on spine. ; The Great Books of the Western World.

First Edition. Full Description: BERKELEY, George. A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge. With Prolegomena, and with Annotations, Select, Translated, and Original by Charles P. Krauth, D.D. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1874. First American edition of the book which shook the intellectual world with its theory of immaterialism. Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches; 222 x 144 mm). [2, blank], 424, [2, blank] pp. Publisher's full orange cloth. Boards ruled in blind. Spine stamped and lettered in gilt. Brown coated endpapers. Previous owner's ink name on front and back pastedown. Some minor rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners. Otherwise about fine. "The principle which underlay all Berkeley's philosophical writing was based on a rejection of all speculation, such as Locke's, about the meaning and necessity of matter as a primal necessity to any theory of human understanding. Briefly, Berkeley maintained that no existence is conceivable or possible which is not conscious spirit or the ideas of which such a spirit is conscious. This presupposes complete equation of subject and object: no object can exist without a Mind to conceive it. Without the pre-existence of the Mind, mater and substance, cause and effect, can have no meaning. In the Principles, externality absolutely independent of all mind is shown to be an unreal, impossible conception: true substance is the conscious spirit and true causality the free action of such a spirit. Physical substance and causes are relations among phenomena, arbitrary though (by the action of the Mind) constant. Connexions between them are viewed subjectively as the suggestion or associations of the human mind, and objectively as the operation of the Universal Mind. Thus the universe is the sum of human experience, and forms a symbol of the divine universal intelligence: esse est percipi" (Printing and the Mind of Man). Norman Library 196. PMM 176. HBS 69444. $1,500.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Simon edition. Small 8vo. [5], vi-lii, [5], 6-220 pp. Bound in green cloth with both boards bordered in blind, lettering and rule stamped in gold on the front board. Yellow/green endpapers and pastedowns. Algaier, Reconstructing the Library of William James; Gay Wilson Allen, William James; Mead 18. This is the first edition edited and with introduction and appendix by Simon. The free front endpaper has two ownership stamps of philosopher and psychologist William James, the first is crossed out (being the older 18 Garden Street address where James resided until moving to his new house in 1889), the second is the 95 Irving Street address in Cambridge where he lived from 1889 until his death in 1910. There is also a slip of paper tipped in to the front endpaper with "PHILOS. III." printed on it. This book is not in Algaier who lists all of James' books and pamphlets that were donated to Harvard University by James and others (2,554 items), nor is it listed in the catalogue of The Hocking Collection (at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell). Therefore this book must be one of the many that were given away as gifts to colleagues or sold at the "yard sale" held in 1923. The photographs of James' library circa 1923 (see Algaier p. 4-5) suggest that it consisted of at least 4,000 volumes (Algaier suggests it may be double that), so a large portion of James' personal library is either lost or privately held. The book does contain underlining and light marginalia (vertical bars to emphasize passages and reference numbers) mostly in pencil, but we are unable to ascertain if this is the work of James himself or a later owner. James is one of the most important American philosophers of the nineteenth century and books from his personal library are scarce in commerce. The book is in Good-only condition with rubbing and wear to the boards and the binding, although holding, is in jeopardy.