Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous
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Statements (55)
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gptkb:philosopher
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5
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gptkb:Baron_Berkeley
gptkb:British_Empiricism gptkb:George_Berkeley gptkb:Henry_Berkeley |
| gptkbp:adaptation |
studies in philosophy
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:George_Berkeley
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
well-received by contemporaries
influential in philosophical circles |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
influenced later philosophers
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| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
explores the nature of existence
questions the reliability of senses examines the relationship between mind and reality addresses skepticism advocates for a non-materialist view of the world |
| gptkbp:discusses |
the existence of God
the role of the observer the nature of perception the nature of ideas the concept of immaterialism |
| gptkbp:format |
gptkb:language
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:philosopher
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Early 18th century
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| gptkbp:historical_debate |
nature of reality
existence of material objects |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous
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| gptkbp:influence |
empiricism
modern philosophy |
| gptkbp:inspired_by |
gptkb:Locke
gptkb:Descartes Hume |
| gptkbp:is_available_in |
public domain
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| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
rationalism
materialism |
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:legacy |
continues to be studied today
influenced the development of idealism |
| gptkbp:main_character |
gptkb:Hylas
gptkb:Philonous |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
' To be is to be perceived.'
' All the choir of heaven and furniture of the earth.' |
| gptkbp:number_of_stages |
three
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| gptkbp:philosophy |
subjective idealism
Socratic method |
| gptkbp:published_by |
gptkb:Borough
1713 |
| gptkbp:related_works |
gptkb:A_Treatise_Concerning_the_Principles_of_Human_Knowledge
The Analyst |
| gptkbp:style |
dialogical
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| gptkbp:target_audience |
gptkb:philosopher
students of philosophy |
| gptkbp:themes |
perception
idealism |
| gptkbp:translated_into |
multiple languages
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