As respostas de Berkeley ao ceticismo
The topic of this paper is a comparison between Berkeley´s refutation of skepticism in the Principles and in the Three Dialogues. It is usually held that there is no philosophical difference between these two works. However, I suggest that not only Berkeley´s diagnosis of the causes of skepticism ch...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Federal do Paraná
2005-01-01
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| Series: | DoisPontos |
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| Online Access: | http://ojs.c3sl.ufpr.br/ojs2/index.php/doispontos/article/view/1929/1610 |
| Summary: | The topic of this paper is a comparison between Berkeley´s refutation of skepticism in the Principles and in the Three Dialogues. It is usually held that there is no philosophical difference between these two works. However, I suggest that not only Berkeley´s diagnosis of the causes of skepticism changes from his criticism of abstract ideas to the notion of matter, but also that he changes his strategy of refutation: from a direct statement of the truth of immaterialism to an examination of the consequences of the notion of matter. |
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| ISSN: | 1807-3883 |