Kenneth L. Pearce

Language and the Structure of Berkeley's World

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Produktbeschreibung

George Berkeley (1685-1753) was an Anglo-Irish bishop, considered among the great philosophers of early modern Europe. Pearce develops a new interpretation of Berkeley's philosophy which emphasizes the importance of Berkeley's revolutionary theory of language and shows that Berkeley has greater relevance to current philosophy than has been thought.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 1098g
• ISBN-13: 9780198790334
• ISBN-10: 0198790333
• Artikelnr.: 47864812

Autorenporträt

Kenneth Pearce is Ussher Assistant Professor in Berkeley Studies (Early Modern Philosophy) at Trinity College Dublin. He received his BA in philosophy and classical studies and BAS in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2007 and his PhD in philosophy from the University of Southern California in 2014. In addition to Berkeley, he has published papers on other early modern figures, including Leibniz, Arnauld, and Reid, and also papers in the philosophy of religion. His work has appeared in journals including Philosophers' Imprint, Journal of the History of Ideas, History of Philosophy Quarterly, and Religious Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: Berkeley's Attack on Meanings
2: Berkeley's Early Thoughts on Language
3: Berkeley's Theory of Language in Alciphron VII
4: Rules and Rule-Following
5: Reference and Quasi-Reference
6: Quasi-Referring to Bodies
7: Referring to Spirits and Their Actions
8: Assent and Truth
9: The Linguistic Structure of Berkeley's World