Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous

Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous, or simply Three Dialogues, is a 1713 book on metaphysics and idealism written by George Berkeley. Taking the form of a dialogue, the book was written as a response to the criticism Berkeley experienced after publishing A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge.^[1]

Three important concepts discussed in the Three Dialogues are perceptual relativity, the conceivability/master argument^[a] and Berkeley's phenomenalism. Perceptual relativity argues that the same object can appear to have different characteristics (e.g. shape) depending on the observer's perspective. Since objective features of objects cannot change without an inherent change in the object itself, shape must not be an objective feature.

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Turbayne, C. M. (September 1959). "Berkeley's Two Concepts of Mind". Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 20 (1): 85–92. doi:10.2307/2104957. JSTOR 2104957.
Repr. in Engle, Gale; Taylor, Gabriele (1968). Berkeley's Principles of Human Knowledge: Critical Studies. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. pp. 24–33. In this collection of essays, Turbayne's work comprised two papers that had been published in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research:
- "Berkeley's Two Concepts of Mind"
- C. Turbayne's reply to S.A. Grave "A Note on Berkeley's Conception of the Mind" (Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 1962, vol. 22, No. 4).
^ A. Gallois, "Berkeley's Master Argument." Archived 2012-07-14 at archive.today The Philosophical Review 83 (1974), pp. 55-69

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[Turbayne-1] Turbayne, C. M. (September 1959). "Berkeley's Two Concepts of Mind". Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 20 (1): 85–92. doi:10.2307/2104957. JSTOR 2104957.
Repr. in Engle, Gale; Taylor, Gabriele (1968). Berkeley's Principles of Human Knowledge: Critical Studies. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. pp. 24–33. In this collection of essays, Turbayne's work comprised two papers that had been published in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research:
"Berkeley's Two Concepts of Mind"

C. Turbayne's reply to S.A. Grave "A Note on Berkeley's Conception of the Mind" (Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 1962, vol. 22, No. 4).

[2] "Berkeley's Two Concepts of Mind"

[3] C. Turbayne's reply to S.A. Grave "A Note on Berkeley's Conception of the Mind" (Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 1962, vol. 22, No. 4).

[2] A. Gallois, "Berkeley's Master Argument." Archived 2012-07-14 at archive.today The Philosophical Review 83 (1974), pp. 55-69

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