DOI
10.2307/2708692
Abstract
This paper is an investigation of Berkeley's social thought, particularly as it is grounded upon Berkeley's quite explicit, but neglected, social theory, which is revealed in an essay written by Berkeley in 1713 for Steele's short-lived Guardian. Originally untitled, this short essay has been labeled "The Bond of Society" in Luce and Jessop's critical edition of Berkeley's works. Its significance was noted by Harry Elmer Barnes in 1948, but Barnes's comment has not brought the essay the recognition it deserves. This is all the more unfortunate since, as Barnes says, Berkeley's essay is "one of the most suggestive essays in the whole history of social philosophy."2
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1977
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 1977 University of Pennsylvania Press. This article first appeared in Journal of the History of Ideas 38:4 (1977), 635-649.
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Recommended Citation
Leary, David E. "Berkeley's Social Theory: Context and Development."Journal of the History of Ideas 38, no. 4 (1977): 635-649. doi:10.2307/2708692.