A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
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A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge is George Berkeley’s seminal philosophical work in which he develops his idealist theory that reality consists only of minds and their ideas, denying the existence of material substance.
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Target entity: A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge Context triple: [George Berkeley, notableWork, A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge]
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is a seminal philosophical work by David Hume that critically examines the nature and limits of human knowledge, especially our beliefs about causation, induction, and miracles.
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is John Locke’s foundational philosophical work that explores the origins, limits, and nature of human knowledge and helped shape Enlightenment thought.
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Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
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A Treatise of Human Nature
A Treatise of Human Nature is an influential 18th-century philosophical work by David Hume that systematically develops his empiricist account of human psychology, knowledge, and morality.
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A Philosophical Sketch
A Philosophical Sketch is the influential 1795 essay by Immanuel Kant in which he outlines a framework of political and moral principles aimed at achieving lasting peace between states.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge Target entity description: A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge is George Berkeley’s seminal philosophical work in which he develops his idealist theory that reality consists only of minds and their ideas, denying the existence of material substance.
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A.
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is a seminal philosophical work by David Hume that critically examines the nature and limits of human knowledge, especially our beliefs about causation, induction, and miracles.
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B.
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is John Locke’s foundational philosophical work that explores the origins, limits, and nature of human knowledge and helped shape Enlightenment thought.
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C.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
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D.
A Treatise of Human Nature
A Treatise of Human Nature is an influential 18th-century philosophical work by David Hume that systematically develops his empiricist account of human psychology, knowledge, and morality.
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E.
A Philosophical Sketch
A Philosophical Sketch is the influential 1795 essay by Immanuel Kant in which he outlines a framework of political and moral principles aimed at achieving lasting peace between states.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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early modern philosophy text ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Principles of Human Knowledge ⓘ |
| aimsTo | remove skepticism and atheism by rejecting matter ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
dependence of sensible objects on perception
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existence of God as the ultimate perceiver ⓘ immediate perception of ideas only ⓘ |
| author | George Berkeley ⓘ |
| centralDoctrine | to be is to be perceived or to perceive ⓘ |
| claims |
all knowledge is grounded in experience of ideas
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sensible objects are collections of ideas ⓘ we have no conception of material substance distinct from ideas ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| criticizes |
John Locke
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abstract ideas ⓘ materialism ⓘ representative theory of perception ⓘ |
| defends | esse est percipi ⓘ |
| denies | mind-independent material substance ⓘ |
| fullTitle | A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, Part I ⓘ |
| genre | treatise ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Introduction
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Part I ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early modern British empiricism ⓘ |
| influenced |
David Hume
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German idealism ⓘ subjective idealism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Locke
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empiricism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainThesis |
material substance does not exist
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reality consists only of minds and their ideas ⓘ |
| period | early 18th century ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
conceptual critique of material substance
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denial of mind-independent matter ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
idealism
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immaterialism ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | Dublin ⓘ |
| plannedPart | Part II ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1710 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkBySameAuthor | Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous ⓘ |
| statusOfPlannedPartII | unwritten ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of perception ⓘ |
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A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
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fullTitle
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A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, Part I
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linked to: A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
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Principles of Human Knowledge
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linked to: A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision
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A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
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Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher
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relatedWorkByAuthor
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A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
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Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous
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relatedWorkBySameAuthor
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A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
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