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Upon the whole, I am inclined to think that the far greater part,
if not all, of those difficulties which have hitherto amused
philosophers, and blocked up the way to knowledge, are entirely
owing to our selves. That we have 1 first raised a dust, and then
complain, we cannot see. . . . there are some passages that, taken
by themselves, are very liable (nor could it be remedied) to gross
misinterpretation, and to be charged with most absurd consequences,
which, nevertheless, upon an entire perusal will 2 appear not to
follow from them. In an effort to comply with these excellent
principles of Berkeley's, I have tried to avoid complex language
throughout this book, and to give all of his works the careful
scrutiny he urges in order to avoid misplaced emphasis and quoting
out of context. George Berkeley waS born in Dysert Castle,
Thomastown, Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1685. He is among the best known
of Western philosophers, but a brief sketch of the high points of
his life might nonetheless be of some interest. His father William
Berkeley was related to Lord Berkeley of Stratton, who was the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland from 1670 to 1672. His mother was probably
related to General Wolfe, the conqueror of Montcalm in Canada. He
was educated at Kilkenny School, and at Trinity College, Dublin,
where he received Bachelor's and Master's degrees in 1704 and 1707
respectively.
Upon the whole, I am inclined to think that the far greater part,
if not all, of those difficulties which have hitherto amused
philosophers, and blocked up the way to knowledge, are entirely
owing to our selves. That we have 1 first raised a dust, and then
complain, we cannot see. . . . there are some passages that, taken
by themselves, are very liable (nor could it be remedied) to gross
misinterpretation, and to be charged with most absurd consequences,
which, nevertheless, upon an entire perusal will 2 appear not to
follow from them. In an effort to comply with these excellent
principles of Berkeley's, I have tried to avoid complex language
throughout this book, and to give all of his works the careful
scrutiny he urges in order to avoid misplaced emphasis and quoting
out of context. George Berkeley waS born in Dysert Castle,
Thomastown, Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1685. He is among the best known
of Western philosophers, but a brief sketch of the high points of
his life might nonetheless be of some interest. His father William
Berkeley was related to Lord Berkeley of Stratton, who was the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland from 1670 to 1672. His mother was probably
related to General Wolfe, the conqueror of Montcalm in Canada. He
was educated at Kilkenny School, and at Trinity College, Dublin,
where he received Bachelor's and Master's degrees in 1704 and 1707
respectively.
This volume preserves the format in which Discourse on Method was
originally published: as a preface to Descartes's writings on
optics, geometry, and meteorology. In his introduction, Olscamp
discusses the value of reading the Discourse alongside these three
works, which sheds new light on Descartes's method. Includes an
updated bibliography. A reprint of the Bobbs-Merrill edition of
1965.
This volume preserves the format in which Discourse on Method was
originally published: as a preface to Descartes's writings on
optics, geometry, and meteorology. In his introduction, Olscamp
discusses the value of reading the Discourse alongside these three
works, which sheds new light on Descartes's method. Includes an
updated bibliography. A reprint of the Bobbs-Merrill edition of
1965.
Nicolas Malebranche is now recognised as a major figure in the
history of philosophy, occupying a crucial place in the Rationalist
tradition of Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz. The Search after Truth
is his first, longest and most important work; this volume also
presents the Elucidations which accompanied its third edition, the
result of comments that Malebranche solicited on the original work
and an important repository of his theories of ideas and causation.
Together, the two texts constitute the complete expression of his
mature thought, and are written in his subtle, argumentative and
thoroughly readable style. They are presented in the distinguished
translations by Thomas M. Lennon and Paul J. Olscamp, together with
a historical introduction, a chronology of Malebranche's life, and
useful notes on further reading.
Malebranche is now recognized as a major figure in the history of philosophy, occupying a crucial place in the Rationalist tradition of Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz. The Search after Truth is his first, longest and most important work; this volume also presents the Elucidations that accompanied its third edition, the result of comments that Malebranche solicited on the original work and an important repository of his theories of ideas and causation. Together, the two texts constitute the complete expression of his mature thought, and are written in his subtle, argumentative and thoroughly readable style.
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