Introduction to the Concept of Idea in the Philosophy of George Berkeley
Abstract
The aim of this article is to offer a practical and schematic introduction to the concept of idea in George Berkeley’s (1685-1753) philosophy. This is a central theoretical point in the speculation of the Irish philosopher, essential to understand his peculiar contributions to the modern empiricist tradition. By means of an analysis of the evolution of the concept of idea in the three major works of this philosopher, I shall try to outline the characteristic features and the evolutionary process of that theoretical content. Finally, I shall focus in the last paragraph on a few reflections about the status of abstract ideas.
References
Berkeley, George (1709). An Essay towards on a new Theory of Vision. Dublin: Aaron Rhames; Jeremy Pepyat. [Existe traducción en español: Ensayo de una nueva teoría de la visión. Trad. Manuel Fuentes Benot. Aguilar: Buenos Aires 1980].
Berkeley, George (1710). A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge. Dublin: Aaron Rhames; Jeremy Pepyat. [Existe traducción en español: Principios del conocimiento humano. Trad. esp. Pablo Masa. Aguilar: Buenos Aires 1968].
Berkeley, George (1713). Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous. Londres: G. James; Henry Clements. [Existe traducción en español: Tres diálogos entre Hilas y Filonús. Trad. A. P. Musgosa Aguilar: Buenos Aires 1968].
Atherton, Margaret (1986). «Berkeley’s Anti–Abstractionism». Essays on the philosophy of George Berkeley, editado por Ernest Sosa. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 45–60.
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