Descartes, Berkeley, Locke, and the New Way of Ideas by John Perry (Professor of Philosophy, Stanford University) |
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Descartes, Berkeley, Locke, and the New Way of Ideas
Publisher: Stanford Audio
Author: John Perry (Professor of Philosophy, Stanford University)
Audio lenght: 50 min.
Get the big picture of over 3,000 years of philosophical thought in this clear, down-to-earth, and often humorous talk. Professor Perry focuses his discussion on the intellectual "hero's journey" taken by Descartes in his Meditations, and explains Berkeley and Locke's opposition to Descartes's famous conclusions. While exploring such concepts as skepticism and idealism, Perry makes reference to the great thinkers of history, including Plato, Aristotle, and Galileo. He closes his discourse with a look at quantum physics, relativity, and other challenges facing today's philosophers.
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