...Berkeley, whose idealism may stagger us, but is not to be confuted. It is of him that Hume says : ' Most of the writings of that very ingenious author...excepted. He professes, however, in his title-page, to have composed his book against the sceptics as well as against the atheists and free-thinkers. But...

...indeed most of the vrritings of that very ingenious author form the best lessons of scepticism, wich are to be found either among the ancient or modern...his book against the sceptics as well as against the atlieists and free-thinkers. But that all his arguments, though otherwise intended, are, in reality,...

...eine Aufhebung der eigenen Prinzipien bedeute (Bd. I, S. 78). 207) Enq. XII, i, S. 127 A (S. 181 A): This argument is drawn from Dr. Berkeley; and indeed most of the tvrilings of that very ingenious author form the best lessons of sceptidsm, wich are to be found either...

...possible.— CHESTERFIELD, PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE EARL, 1748, Letters to his Son, Sept. 27, No. 132. And indeed most of the writings of that very ingenious author form the best lessons of skepticism which are to be found among the ancient or modern philosophers, Bayle not excepted. —...

...not taking account of Berkeley' (1964:468; cf. 87).* This meaning is drawn from Hume's statement that most of the writings of that very ingenious author...which are to be found either among the ancient or the modern philosophers, Bayle not excepted . . . That all his arguments, though otherwise intended,...

...it accurately, we shall find to be unintelligible, and even absurd'.8 In a footnote, Hume goes on: 'This argument is drawn from Dr. Berkeley; and indeed...found either among the ancient or modern philosophers, . . .; that all his arguments, though otherwise intended, are, in reality, merely sceptical, appears...

...Hume says of Berkeley in a footnote after stating Berkeley's argument against abstract general ideas: "This argument is drawn from Dr. Berkeley; and indeed...that very ingenious author form the best lessons of seepticism, which are to be found either among the ancient or modern philosophers, Bayle not excepted....

...conception of a public world, leads to its annihilation. He finds in the philosophy of "Dr. Berkeley" the "best lessons of scepticism, which are to be found...ancient or modern philosophers, Bayle not excepted" (EU, 155 n). Hume is aware that Berkeley's intention is to refute skeptics, atheists, and freethinkers....

...of their interpretations of Bayle, Locke, and Malebranche. Hume had said that Berkeley's arguments "form the best lessons of scepticism which are to be found either among ancient or modern philosophers, Bayle not excepted . . . that they admit of no answer and produce no...

...154), he acknowledges his debt to Berkeley for this sceptical argument. He then goes on to say that 'most of the writings of that very ingenious author...ancient or modern philosophers, Bayle not excepted' (E 155). This is a remarkable assessment of Berkeley, and made even more so by the fact, abundantly...