Project Director

Ribeiro, Brian

Department Examiner

Mills, Ethan

Department

Dept. of Philosophy and Religion

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

The prominent 18th century empirical philosopher George Berkeley espoused a philosophy known as “idealism.” This thesis aims to show that George Berkeley’s idealism is a formidable player in philosophy of mind. The present research unfolds his arguments for idealism as they appear in A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, turning at several points to The Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous for clarification. This research further explores the fundamentals of idealism in light of philosophy of mind, highlighting idealism’s intrinsic connection to this discipline. While this work is far from exhaustive, it provides the reader with essential information on Berkeley’s idealism and proves its worth as a philosophy in today’s world.

Acknowledgments

Much thanks to Dr. Ribeiro and Dr. Mills for their help on the project. Much thanks to Dr. Youngs and Dr. Boling for inspiring my career into Philosophy & Religion.

Degree

B. A.; An honors thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Date

5-2020

Subject

Idealism; Metaphysics; Philosophy of mind

Name

Berkeley, George, 1685-1753 -- Criticism and interpretation

Keyword

George Berkeley; Idealism; Philosophy of Mind; Immaterialism; Ideas; Spirits

Discipline

History of Philosophy | Philosophy of Mind

Document Type

Theses

Extent

58 leaves.

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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