George Berkeley — Alciphron: Or, the Minute Philosopher. In Seven Dialogues.

London, J. Tonson, 1732 . Leather. The second edition of Bishop Berkeley's fascinating philosophical dialogue about the Christian religion, complete in two volumes. The second edition of this work, published in the same year as the first edition.  Complete in two volumes. Illustrated with engraved title page vignettes. A philosophical dialogue by the Irish philosopher George Berkeley, in which he combats the arguments of free-thinkers such as Mandeville and Shaftesbury against the Christian religion.  The dialogue is primarily between four characters, the free-thinkers Alciphron and Lysicles, Berkeley's spokesman Euphranor, and Crito, who serves as a spokesman for traditional Christianity.  ESTC T86055 A3, a4, B-Z8, 2A2; A4, B-2A8. Collated, complete. Bookplate of Henry Fowler Broadwood to front pastedowns, inscriptions to title page heads. Rebacked, with endpapers renewed. Bishop Berkeley is regarded as the founder of immaterialism, a philosophical theory he developed which later came to be known as subjective idealism.  Rebacked, in full calf bindings, with endpapers renewed. Volume I joint heads and tails are starting, but boards are firmly held. Rear joint head of volume II starting but firmly held. Front board of volume II detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Inscriptions to title page heads. Pages clean and bright. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .