TY - BOOK AU - Kail, P. J. E. TI - Berkeley's a treatise concerning the principles of human knowledge: an introduction T2 - Cambridge introductions to key philosophical texts SN - 9780521173117 U1 - 121 PY - 2014/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge university press KW - Idealism KW - Berkeley, George, 1685-1753 KW - Knowledge, Theory of N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction; 2. Context and aims; 3. The Introduction to the Principles; 4. The argument for immaterialism; 5. Against the philosophers: the refutation of materialism; 6. Reality and God; 7. Science and mathematics; 8. Spirits N2 - This highly readable and lucid introduction to Berkeley's Principles of Human Knowledge covers all the major topics in Berkeley's work, and provides a substantial, but lively, account of its historical context. The book deals with topics such as abstract ideas, immaterialism, God and reality, science, mathematics, the self and action ER -