Common Sense and the Natural Light in George Berkeley's Philosophy
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Alternative codes found
RIV/67985955:_____/21:00542373
Result on the web
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11406-020-00238-x" target="_blank" >10.1007/s11406-020-00238-x</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Common Sense and the Natural Light in George Berkeley's Philosophy
Original language description
It is argued that George Berkeley's term 'common sense' does not indicate shared conviction, but the shared capacity of reasonable judgement, and is therefore to be classed as a mental ability, not a belief-system. Common sense is to be distinguished from theoretical understanding which, in Berkeley's view, is frequently corrupted either by learned prejudice, or by language that lacks meaning or camouflages contradiction. It is also to be distinguished from the deliverances of divine revelation, which- however enlightening Berkeley supposed them to be-are not necessarily available to all people. This interpretation of common sense is supported both by attention to Berkeley's own texts, including his sermons, letters and philosophical writings, and by attention to the views of John Locke and René Descartes, who also understand 'common sense' as susceptibility to the 'natural light'. In addition, this interpretation renders Berkeley's appeal to common sense in support of his immaterialism a straightforward appeal to the reader's native reason. No longer, then, are we forced to see Berkeley as improbably maintaining that the denial of matter is really the view of 'the common people', but rather that those who have least attachment to theory and doctrine will be best able to grasp the case for immaterialism.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Philosophia
ISSN
0048-3893
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
49
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
IL - THE STATE OF ISRAEL
Number of pages
28
Pages from-to
651-665
UT code for WoS article
000557151200001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85089069358