Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous (1713)
George Berkeley, edited by Dale Jacquette
This book is one of the most challenging and beloved classics of modern philosophy. The heart of the work is the dispute between materialism and idealism, two fundamentally opposed metaphysical doctrines that are embodied by Hylas and Philonous, the characters in this philosophical drama. The book is packed with brilliant arguments and counter-arguments of an extraordinarily sophisticated nature. In Berkeley’s hands, and with his literary gifts, the interlocutors are both vivid and funny.
