Mary Shepherd's Essays on the perception of an external universe / Mary Shepherd ; Antonia Lolordo, editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shepherd, Mary, Lady, 1777-1847, author.

Contributor:

LoLordo, Antonia, 1972- editor.

Series:

Oxford new histories of philosophy

Oxford New Histories of Philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shepherd, Mary, Lady, 1777-1847.

Shepherd, Mary.

Causation.

Physical Description:

viii, 227 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]

Contents:

Part I Essay on the Academical or Sceptical Philosophy

I On Continuous Existence p. 37

II On External Existence p. 48

III On Independent Existence p. 62

IV Objection Arising to the Foregoing Doctrine from the Phenomena of Dreams, Further Considered and Answered p. 66

V On the Nature of Objects when Acting as Causes p. 80

VI On the Use of the word Idea in this Treatise, and cursory observations on its nature and proper use in general, &c. p. 84

VII Application of the Doctrine contained in the preceding Essay to the evidence of our belief in several Opinions p. 91

Part II Short Essays on Several Subjects

Essay I Consideration of the erroneous reasoning contained in Bishop Berkeley's Principles of Human Knowledge p. 111

Essay II Upon the nature of the five organs of sense, and their manner of action with regard to external perception p. 121

Essay III That the external causes which determine the various perceptions of sense, are not the immediate actions of Deity p. 129

Essay IV Upon the philosophy of Mr. Dugald Stewart and Dr. Reid, as it regards the union of colour with extension; and the perception of the external primary Qualities of matter p. 132

Essay V That mathematical demonstration, and physical induction, are founded upon similar principles of evidence p. 142

Essay VI That sensible qualities cannot be causes p. 152

Essay VII That children can perceive the relation of cause and effect, on account of their being capable of a latent comparison of ideas p. 159

Essay VIII That human testimony is of sufficient force to establish the credibility of miracles p. 164

Essay IX On the objection made to final causes, as ends on account of the existence of physical efficient means p. 173

Essay X The reason why we cannot conceive of sensation as existing necessarily, and continuously by itself p. 183

Essay XI On the immateriality of mind p. 189

Essay XII On the union of mind with organization p. 192

Essay XIII On the association of ideas, and the interaction of mind and body p. 196

Essay XIV On the reason why objects appear single although painted on two retinas, and why they appear erect although the images be inverted on them p. 198.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190854270

9780190854263

019085426X

0190854278

OCLC:

1130764432

Publisher Number:

99984288864