Metaphysics, 18th Century British Philosophy

Berkeley's Revolution in Vision

Name: Berkeley's Revolution in Vision
Author: Margaret Atherton
ISBN: 9780801423581

by Margaret Atherton

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Overview

Berkeley's Essay towards a New Theory of Vision (1709), his first substantial publication, revolutionized the theory of vision. His approach provided the framework for subsequent work in the psychology of vision and remains influential to this day. Among philosophers, however, the New Theory has not always been read as a landmark in the history of scientific thought, but instead as a halfway house to Berkeley's later metaphysics. In this book, Margaret Atherton seeks to redress the balance through a commentary on and a reinterpretation of Berkeley's New Theory.