John Foster (philosopher)
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John Foster was a British philosopher
. He authored several books, among which The Case for Idealism and A World for Us: The Case for Phenomenalistic Idealism, which defend Berkelian subjective idealism
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John Foster was tutorial Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford from 1966 to 2005 and has been Emeritus Fellow there until his death.
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
. He authored several books, among which The Case for Idealism and A World for Us: The Case for Phenomenalistic Idealism, which defend Berkelian subjective idealism
Subjective idealism
Subjective idealism, or empirical idealism, is the monistic metaphysical doctrine that only minds and mental contents exist. It entails and is generally identified or associated with immaterialism, the doctrine that physical things do not exist...
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John Foster was tutorial Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford from 1966 to 2005 and has been Emeritus Fellow there until his death.
Works
- Foster, John (1982). The Case for Idealism. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London. ISBN 0710090196
- Foster, John (2008). A World for Us: The Case for Phenomenalistic Idealism. Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 0199297134.