An Essay Towards a New Theory of VisionForming a triangle of British empiricism with Locke and Hume, George Berkeley's direct influence on modern thought cannot be overstated. From the American Founding Fathers, who looked to him as the pioneer of their idealism, to the reality-questioning motives of quantum physics, Berkeley's odd yet profound view of the nature of human awareness, a sense he trusted implicitly, has in turn shaped our perception of the universe at large. His 1709 "Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision" reads like the ramblings of a madman-and he was, in fact, dismissed as such in his time-but his discussion of perception, distance, parallelism, magnitude, and other elements of vision, presented as 160 suppositions, is now recognized as a foundational work on the theory of optics. This strange work will intrigue readers of philosophy and scientific theory. Irish scientist, philosopher, and writer GEORGE BERKELEY (1685-1753) also wrote A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710) and Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous (1713). |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 5
Página 2
There is another way mentioned by optic writers, whereby they will have us judge
of those distances, in respect of which the breadth of the PUPIL hath any sensible
bigness: And that is the greater or lesser divergency of the rays, which issuing ...
There is another way mentioned by optic writers, whereby they will have us judge
of those distances, in respect of which the breadth of the PUPIL hath any sensible
bigness: And that is the greater or lesser divergency of the rays, which issuing ...
Página 5
It is therefore a manifest consequence from what bath been demonstrated, that
instead of the greater or lesser divergency of the rays, the mind makes use of the
greater or lesser confusedness of the appearance, thereby to determine the ...
It is therefore a manifest consequence from what bath been demonstrated, that
instead of the greater or lesser divergency of the rays, the mind makes use of the
greater or lesser confusedness of the appearance, thereby to determine the ...
Página 9
But in order co a more full explication of this point, and to show how far the
hypothesis of the mind's judging by the various divergency of rays may be of use
in determining the apparent place of an OBJECT, it will be necessary to premise
some ...
But in order co a more full explication of this point, and to show how far the
hypothesis of the mind's judging by the various divergency of rays may be of use
in determining the apparent place of an OBJECT, it will be necessary to premise
some ...
Página 10
And by how much the greater is the convergency, or divergency, of the rays
falling on the pupil, by so much the farther will the point of their reunion be from
the retina, either before or behind it, and consequently the point Z will appear by
so ...
And by how much the greater is the convergency, or divergency, of the rays
falling on the pupil, by so much the farther will the point of their reunion be from
the retina, either before or behind it, and consequently the point Z will appear by
so ...
Página 11
But, so it is, the confusion itself is entirely neglected by mathematicians as having
no necessary relation with distance, such as the greater or lesser angles of
divergency are conceived to have. And these (especially for that they fall under ...
But, so it is, the confusion itself is entirely neglected by mathematicians as having
no necessary relation with distance, such as the greater or lesser angles of
divergency are conceived to have. And these (especially for that they fall under ...
Comentarios de usuarios - Escribir una reseña
No hemos encontrado ninguna reseña en los sitios habituales.
Otras ediciones - Ver todo
Términos y frases comunes
apparent magnitude CATOPTRICS connected consequence consider cube Descartes distinct divergency doth erect evident experience extension and figures faintness farthest figure and extension GEORGE BERKELEY greater or lesser hath been shown Hence horizontal moon idea of distance ideas of sight ideas of touch immediate objects immediately perceived inverted judge judgment light and colours lines and angles magnitude of objects manner wherein MATHEMATICIANS MINIMUM VISIBILE motion perceivable nature nearer nearest necessary connexion nevertheless object of geometry objects of sight observed OPTIC AXES optics painted perceived by sight perceived by touch perception rays retina sect seems sense sight and touch signify situation of objects situation of visible suppose tangible earth tangible extension tangible figure tangible ideas tangible magnitudes tangible objects tangible square tangible thing thoughts truth visible and tangible visible appearance visible extension visible figure visible magnitude visible objects visible points visive faculty Whence whereby whereof words
Referencias a este libro
Información bibliográfica
| Título | An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision |
| Autor | George Berkeley |
| Edición | reimpresa |
| Editor | Cosimo, Inc., 2008 |
| ISBN | 1605204420, 9781605204420 |
| N.º de páginas | 60 páginas |
| Exportar cita | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |