A treatise concerning the principles of human knowledge. Wherein the chief causes of error and difficulty in the sciences, with the grounds of scepticism, atheism, and irreligion, are inquired into. First printed in the year 1710. To which are added three dialogues between Hylas and Philonous, in opposition to scepticks and atheists. First printed in the year 1713 ... / [George Berkeley].

  • Berkeley, George, 1685-1753
Date:
1734
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Credit: A treatise concerning the principles of human knowledge. Wherein the chief causes of error and difficulty in the sciences, with the grounds of scepticism, atheism, and irreligion, are inquired into. First printed in the year 1710. To which are added three dialogues between Hylas and Philonous, in opposition to scepticks and atheists. First printed in the year 1713 ... / [George Berkeley]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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