This edition of Berkeley's two key works has an introduction which examines and in part defends his arguments for idealism, as well as offering a detailed analytical contents list, extensive philosophical notes and an index.

This book largely seeks to refute the claims made by his contemporary John Locke about the nature of human perception.

An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision George Berkeley George Berkeley; 12 March 1685 - 14 January 1753 - known as Bishop Berkeley (Bishop of Cloyne) - was an Irish philosopher whose primary achievement was the advancement of a theory he ...

Published in 1709, this book explores how our understanding of the world is shaped by our visual experiences, proposing that distance and depth are perceived through a combination of tactile and visual cues.