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Berkeley expounds his argument about the perception of heat in his first Dialogue between two imaginary characters, Hylas and Philonous. In it Hylas is persuaded to admit that the heat of a fire ex...ists only in the mind perceiving it. This programme is a new dialogue written by Godfrey Vesey, Professor of Philosophy at the Open University. It takes up the story on the day following Berkeley's original dialogue and allows Hylas for once to win.
Berkeley expounds his argument about the perception of heat in his first Dialogue between two imaginary characters, Hylas and Philonous. In it Hylas is persuaded to admit that the heat of a fire ex...ists only in the mind perceiving it. This programme is a new dialogue written by Godfrey Vesey, Professor of Philosophy at the Open University. It takes up the story on the day following Berkeley's original dialogue and allows Hylas for once to win.
| Module code and title: | A303, Problems of philosophy |
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| Item code: | A303; 12 |
| Recording date: | 1972-11-13 |
| First transmission date: | 24-07-1973 |
| Published: | 1973 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:15:25 |
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| Producer: | Richard Callanan |
| Contributors: | Peter Jeffrey; John Moffat; Godfrey Norman Agmondisham Vesey |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Heat perception; Hylas and Philonous |
| Master spool number: | TLN46FM594J |
| Production number: | TLN46FM594J |
| Available to public: | no |
