Berkeley’s Doctrine of Signs

Throughout his philosophical works, George Berkeley (1685–1753) emphasises the role that sign-usage, particularly in language, plays in human life, connecting it to our relationship with God—a central issue in his thought. This volume explores the myriad ways that he built on such insights to better...

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Main Authors Fasko, Manuel, West, Peter
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2024
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Berkeley
Early Modern Philosophy
George
Philosophy
Philosophy and Religion
Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge
Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology
representation
signs
thema EDItEUR
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTJ Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTK Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge
Topics in philosophy
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Summary:Throughout his philosophical works, George Berkeley (1685–1753) emphasises the role that sign-usage, particularly in language, plays in human life, connecting it to our relationship with God—a central issue in his thought. This volume explores the myriad ways that he built on such insights to better understand a range of philosophical issues: epistemology, language, perception, mental representation, mathematics, science, and theology.
ISBN:9783111197753
311119728X
9783111197586
9783111197289
3111197751
3111197581
DOI:10.1515/9783111197586