An Essay Towards a New Theory of VisionCosimo, Inc., 1 ene 2008 - 60 páginas Forming 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). |
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... nature imperceptible , and yet it is perceived by sight . It remains , therefore , that it be brought into view by means of some other IDEA that is itself immediately perceived in the act of VISION . 12. But those LINES and ANGLES , by ...
... nature imperceptible , and yet it is perceived by sight . It remains , therefore , that it be brought into view by means of some other IDEA that is itself immediately perceived in the act of VISION . 12. But those LINES and ANGLES , by ...
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... natural or necessary connection between the sensation we perceive by the turn of the eyes and greater or lesser distance , but because the mind has by constant EXPERIENCE found the different sensations corresponding to the different ...
... natural or necessary connection between the sensation we perceive by the turn of the eyes and greater or lesser distance , but because the mind has by constant EXPERIENCE found the different sensations corresponding to the different ...
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... Nature that the farther off an OBJECT were placed , the more confused it should appear , it is certain the very same perception that now makes us think an OBJECT approaches would then have made us to imagine it went farther off . That ...
... Nature that the farther off an OBJECT were placed , the more confused it should appear , it is certain the very same perception that now makes us think an OBJECT approaches would then have made us to imagine it went farther off . That ...
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... nature that it should , since all the impression which affects the sense comes from towards A. But from our tenets it should seem to follow that it would appear before the eye at a vast distance off , so great as should in some sort ...
... nature that it should , since all the impression which affects the sense comes from towards A. But from our tenets it should seem to follow that it would appear before the eye at a vast distance off , so great as should in some sort ...
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... natural place , if the point B is taken in the glass , or at the same distance , if in the speculum . The eye being ... nature will , perhaps , hardly be discovered till such time as the manner of vision is more perfectly made known ...
... natural place , if the point B is taken in the glass , or at the same distance , if in the speculum . The eye being ... nature will , perhaps , hardly be discovered till such time as the manner of vision is more perfectly made known ...
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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