Michael Ayers on Locke and Berkeley: Section 2

Locke and Berkeley

This program examines the philosophies of British empiricists John Locke and George Berkeley. Philosopher Michael Ayers of Oxford interprets Locke's skeptical theory that all knowledge is sensory and speculative, and that the true nature of the world can never be known as an attack on Descartes' theory of innate ideas. Conversely, Berkeley insists that we cannot have sensory knowledge of material substances because the exist only in the mind. Even the laws of nature, Berkeley says are merely the regularities of our own perceptions or ideas.

Section 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5jwktbnrZY

Section 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKmp0jXE0c0

Section 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0sJlhroEa0

Section 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ctxZtbH_mw

Section 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KutXFg5rlU

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Bryan
• Magee
• Michael
• Ayers
• John
• Locke
• Berkeley
• Empiricism

[TripolarProductions]

Philiosophy in all its glorious shades...as long as its beige.

[alliant]

can we please get sme kind of modern equivalent of this show. it's incredible.

[proffromgview]

I don't know why people worry about Great Britain...as long as Eric Idle (sp) and Mr. Magoo are holding court.

[natedaug1]

@TripolarProductions lol, clever.

[smellystinko]

flame 0430 you are a hero every philosopher I am doing this semester is on this show. locke, leibniz spionza hume kant berkeley. thanks this is very helpful. the only thing needed to complete it is if the did a show explaining derrida

[Alexotronic]

conoscenza e muy importante. :-p

[tavazx]

spanish please