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1、ATreatiseConcerningthePrinciplesofHumanKnowledgeGeorgeBerkeley1710Editor'sNote:Thise-textisbasedontheVirginiaTechErisprojecttextofBerkeley’sPrinciples.ThisslightlymodifiedtextversionandassociatedHTMLfileswerepreparedfortheInternetEncyclopediaofPhilosophy(jfieser@utm.edu).****DedicationTotheRightH
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5、nsiderationsdeterminedmetolaythistreatiseatyourlordship'sfeet,andtheratherbecauseIwasambitioustohaveitknownthatIamwiththetruestandmostprofoundrespect,onaccountofthatlearningandvirtuewhichtheworldsojustlyadmiresinyourlordship,MYLORD,Yourlordship'smosthumbleandmostdevotedservant,GEORGEBERKELEY****P
6、refaceWHATIheremakepublichas,afteralongandscrupulousinquiry,seemedtomeevidentlytrueandnotunusefultobeknown-particularlytothosewhoaretaintedwithScepticism,orwantademonstrationoftheexistenceandimmaterialityofGod,orthenaturalimmortalityofthesoul.WhetheritbesoornoIamcontentthereadershouldimpartiallye
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