Berkeley revisited moral, social and political philosophy

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Berkeley revisited
moral, social and political philosophy
Ed. SÉBASTIEN CHARLES
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Berkeley revisited: moral, social and political philosophy
Edited by SÉBASTIEN CHARLES
Since the publication of Paul J. Olscamp’s The Moral philosophy of George
Berkeley (1970), research has focused on Berkeley’s theory of immaterialism as
the defining element of his thinking. New readings of his work gathered in this
volume position immaterialism as a component of a much broader, overarching
apologetic project, which is highly pragmatic in nature.
Through close examinations of Berkeley’s writings on key political,
economic, social, moral and ethical debates, leading experts demonstrate that
his writings are not simply theoretical but also bound to a practical concern with
the well-being of humanity. The volume opens with nuanced analyses of
Berkeley’s utilitarianism, which contributors position more precisely as a
theological utilitarianism, a facet of natural law and a theory with a distinctly
pragmatic basis. This doctrine is reconsidered in the context of Berkeley’s moral
philosophy, with contributors highlighting the implications of free will for the
evaluation of personal (or divine) responsibility for one’s actions. Berkeley’s
concept of desire is reconfigured as a virtue, when channelled towards the
common good of society. Contributors close by reassessing Berkeley’s political
and economic thought and uncover its practical dimension, where individualism
is sacrificed for the greater, national interest.
The George Berkeley to emerge from this book is a philosopher deeply
concerned with the political, economic and social problems of his time, and
whose writings proposed practical and not simply theoretical solutions to the
challenges facing Britain in the eighteenth century.
SÉBASTIEN CHARLES, Introduction
HETA ALEKSANDRA GYLLING, Berkeley as a worldly philosopher
ARTEM BESEDIN, Berkeley on the natural laws of society
DANIEL E. FLAGE, Ethics in Alciphron
STEPHEN H. DANIEL, Berkeley, Hobbes and the constitution of the self
RICHARD J. VAN ITEN, Berkeley’s pragmatic bent: its implications for his social
philosophy
MELISSA FRANKEL, Actions, behaviours and volitions in Berkeley’s moral
philosophy
TIMO AIRAKSINEN, Vulgar thoughts: Berkeley on responsibility and freedom
HUGH HUNTER, Berkeley on doing good and meaning well
MARTA SZYMAŃSKA-LEWOSZEWSKA, Berkeley’s double understanding of ‘social
appetite’
SCOTT BREUNINGER, Improving the health of the nation: Berkeley, virtue and
Ireland
SEBASTIEN CHARLES, De Pascal à Locke: la reprise berkeleyenne des enjeux
philosophiques concernant la tolérance religieuse et civile
MARC A. HIGHT, Berkeley on economic bubbles
ADAM GRZELINSKI, George Berkeley’s understanding of beauty and his polemic
with Shaftesbury
JEREMY GIRARD, La bonne société d’après Berkeley: entre éducation religieuse
et coutume raisonnable
NANCY KENDRICK, Berkeley’s Bermuda project and The Ladies library
PASCAL TARANTO, Le travail de la sagesse: philosophie et exercice spirituel
chez George Berkeley
Sébastien Charles is Dean of Research and Innovation at the Université du
Québec à
Trois-Rivières. His research in modern and contemporary philosophy focuses on
idealism and scepticism in the classical age, and he has written and edited
numerous publications on Berkeley, Hume, and Enlightenment scepticism.
Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, September 2015
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