Robert Fogelin

First Published in 1999. The purpose of this series is to provide a contemporary assessment and history of the entire course of philosophical thought. Meer

George Berkeley is one of the most prominent philosophers of the eighteenth century. His Principles of Human Knowledge has become a focal point in the understanding of empiricist thought and the development of eighteenth century philosophy. Meer

In this updated edition of his brief, engaging book, Robert J. Fogelin examines figures of speech that concern meaning-irony, hyperbole, understatement, similes, metaphors, and others-to show how they work and to explain their attraction. Meer

Human beings are both supremely rational and deeply superstitious, capable of believing just about anything and of questioning just about everything. Meer