Berkeley's Philosophy of Mathematics

by Douglas M. Jesseph

Book Overview

In this first modern, critical assessment of the place of mathematics in Berkeley's philosophy and Berkeley's place in the history of mathematics, Douglas M. Jesseph provides a bold reinterpretation of Berkeley's work. Jesseph challenges the prevailing view that Berkeley's mathematical writings are peripheral to his philosophy and argues that mathematics is in fact central to his thought, developing out of his critique of abstraction. Jesseph's argument...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226398986
• ISBN13: 9780226398983
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"