George Berkeley

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*The Philosophical Commentaries (notebook) c. 1705

Arithmetica absque algebra aut Euclide demonstrata and Miscellanea Mathemetica (prose) 1707

An Essay towards a New Theory of Vision (prose) 1709; revised edition, 1732

A Treatise concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (prose) 1710; revised edition, 1734

Passive Obedience, or the Christian doctrine of not resisting the supreme power, proved and vindicated upon the principle of the law of nature. (prose) 1712

Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous (prose) 1713; revised edition, 1734

Advice to the Tories Who Have Taken the Oaths (prose) 1715

De Motu: sive, de motus principio & natura, et de causa communications mottum (prose) 1721

An Essay towards Preventing the ruine of Great Britain (prose) 1721

A Proposal for the Better Supplying of Churches in our Foreign Plantations, and for converting the Savage Americans to Christianity (prose) 1724; revised edition, 1725

Alciphron: or, the Minute Philosopher, 2 vols. (prose) 1732; revised edition, 1752, 1803

A Sermon preached before the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (prose) 1732

The Theory of Vision, or Visual Language, shewing the immediate presence and providence of a deity, vindicated and explained (prose) 1733

The Analyst: or, a discourse addressed to an infidel mathematician (prose) 1734

A Defence of Free-Thinking in Mathematics (prose) 1735

The Querist, containing several queries, proposed to the consideration of the public (prose) 1735; revised edition, 1750

Reasons for not replying to Mr. Walton's full Answer in a letter to P. T. P. (prose) 1735

Queries relating to a National Bank, Extracted from the Querist (prose) 1737

A Discourse Addressed to Magistrates and Men in Authority (prose) 1738

A Letter to T—— P——, Esq. (prose) 1744

Siris (prose) 1744; revised edition, 1744

Two Letters from the Right Reverend Dr. George Berkeley … The One to Thomas Prior Esq. Concerning the usefulness of Tar-Water in the Plague. … The Other to the Rev. Dr. Hales, on the Benefit of Tar-Water in Fevers (prose) 1747

A Word to the Wise; Or, An Exhortation to the Roman Catholic Clergy of Ireland (prose) 1749

Maxims Concerning Patriotism (prose) 1750

A miscellany, containing several tracts on various subjects (prose) 1752

Editions: The Works of George Berkeley, 2 vols. (prose) 1784

Life and Letters of George Berkeley, D.D. (letter) 1871; revised edition, 1901

The Works of George Berkeley, 4 vols. (prose) 1871; revised edition, 1901

Berkeley and Percival: The Correspondence of George Berkeley, afterwards Bishop of Cloyne, and Sir John Percival, afterwards Earl of Egmont (letter) 1914

The Works of George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne, 9 vols. (prose and letters) 1948-57

George Berkeley's Manuscript Introduction (prose) 1987

*This work, consisting of notes written by Berkeley around 1705, was first published 1871 under the title Berkeley's Commonplace Book; later editions have routinely titled it The Philosophical Commentaries.

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