This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 edition. Excerpt: ...premises, but in conclusions broader than his premises would warrant. The idea which lies at the root of his philosophy, so clearly developed in the " Theory of Vision," has been accepted by the best thinkers; but the elaboration of this idea into a complete system of immaterialism in the " Principles of Human ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 edition. Excerpt: ...premises, but in conclusions broader than his premises would warrant. The idea which lies at the root of his philosophy, so clearly developed in the " Theory of Vision," has been accepted by the best thinkers; but the elaboration of this idea into a complete system of immaterialism in the " Principles of Human Knowledge" finds comparatively few adherents. It is in this extreme application that truth becomes vague, and the philosopher gives place to the dreamer. None the less, however, on this account, should we acknowledge our obligations to Berkeley as a pioneer in the most difficult theme of human inquiry. That was but a dogmatical argument of Dr. Johnson, who, in reference to this doctrine of the non-existence of matter, said, as he kicked a'stone, "I refute it thus;" for Berkeley never called in question the fact of sensation, but contended that the sensation and its causes existed only in the mind. Bayle, speaking of his " Theory of Vision," declares that, of all Berkeley's writings, it is that, aqui fait le plus, honneur a sa sagacite et le premier ou Ton ait entrepris de distinguer les operations immediates de sens, des inductions que nous tirons habituellement de nos sensations." "The doctrine of this Theory of Vision," says the reviewer already quoted, " has remained one of the least disputed doctrines in the most disputed and most disputable of all sciences--the science of man." Westminster Review, vol. xxxviii., p. 318. It would far exceed the scope of our present object, however, to analyze the argument and cite the illustrations by which Berkeley endeavors to prove his bold formula. Those interested in the subject will find in the volumes devoted to it an exposition remarkable for beautiful simplicity of style, clearness of...
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