Enlightenment · Philosophy
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
by George Berkeley. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by George Berkeley examining perception, idealism, knowledge; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
- Date
- 1710
- Origin
- Ireland
- Genre
- Philosophy
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Length
- Long
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A canonical or canon-adjacent work by George Berkeley examining perception, idealism, knowledge; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.