{"product_id":"a-treatise-concerning-the-principles-of-human-knowledge","title":"A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the world you see and touch cannot exist apart from a mind?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, George Berkeley challenges the idea of matter beneath everything we perceive. He argues that what exists is minds and the ideas they perceive. His starting point is simple, but the stakes are large: what can we know about the world, and what do we mean when we call something real?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBerkeley sees the new science and John Locke’s philosophy as paths toward doubt about the world and God. His answer unfolds in short, numbered sections. He attacks abstract ideas, questions the qualities we assign to objects, and asks whether matter explains anything at all. According to Berkeley, active spirits, rather than matter, cause the ideas we perceive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA challenge to abstraction\u003c\/strong\u003e – Examine Berkeley’s claim that abstract general ideas confuse our thinking rather than clarify it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerception at the center\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow an argument that makes minds and perceived ideas the starting point of knowledge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEveryday qualities under scrutiny\u003c\/strong\u003e – Reconsider size, shape, motion, and solidity as Berkeley challenges Locke’s division of qualities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe case against matter\u003c\/strong\u003e – Ask what an unseen substance beneath perception actually means, and whether it explains anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMinds, ideas, and God\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore Berkeley’s account of active spirits and God as causes of the ideas we perceive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy following a tight argument step by step and anyone curious about perception and reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now, and let Berkeley put your everyday sense of reality to the test.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534645395804,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/04482_en_ebook-front_c30.jpg?v=1792175000","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/a-treatise-concerning-the-principles-of-human-knowledge","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}