George Berkeley

Bishop George Berkeley is one of the best-known names in eighteenth-century British philosophy. He undoubtedly saw himself as a primarily religious thinker - yet so far books have tended to concentrate on his ideas about only a limited range of secular philosophical topics. This book is unique in providing a comprehensive picture of both the life and total thought of Berkeley - integrating his philosophy with the important and interesting other `religious' side to him. The book breaks new ground in both fields and illuminates Berkeley as a much deeper and more human thinker than the starry-eyed idealist he is often portrayed.