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106 HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY Leibniz; 3, Leibniz's theory of corporeal substances; 4, Theory of monads; 5, Psychology and theory of knowledge; 6, Ethics; and 7, Theology. Chapters 1 and 6 are quite short, but Chapters 2-4 average about forty pages each. Frequent subheadings and a numerical system of subdivisions make the outline of Broad's treatment simple to follow. The major themes of Broad's study will likely provoke little controversy among students of Leibniz's thought. Perhaps that would not have been the case twenty-five years ago, but especially in the light of recent Leibniz scholarship there is little added by Broad's lectures. He introduces some distinctions which are helpful in making the best sense possible of Leibniz's views (e.g., in distinguishing between inertial quiescence and inertial self-propagation, pp. 63-64), and he introduces some symbolic schemes to aid in comprehending, for example, Leibniz's theory of perceptual representation (pp. 95-96). But even here there is hardly any breaking of new ground. The writer of the note on the dustjacket claims that this book "should take its place as a standard introduction to the subject." That seems unlikely, for the work is already severely dated. It is worth the reading, but it is not a major contribution to Leibnitiana. On page 23, line 14 from the bottom "either" should read "other." On page 95, line 2, "working life" is apparently a slip for "waking life," and in line 28 "mt'' should be "m~." At line 16 on page 149 "in" should read "is." Some of these may, of course, be errors in Broad's manuscript . It is especially to be regretted that there is no index of subjects but only an index of proper names. WALTER H. O'BRIANT University of Georgia A Bibliography of George Berkeley. With an Inventory of Berkeley's Manuscript Remains by A. A. Luce. By T. E. Jessop. Second Edition. (The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1973. Pp. xx + 155. Guilders 45) In this revision and enlargement of his earlier bibliography (Oxford University Press, 1934), Jessop has aimed to provide advanced students with a guide to materials for research by presenting "a schematic history and geography of Berkeley's influence." Accordingly, he has classified the entries under a few general subject-headings and by countries, and he has arranged the entries in each section in chronological order. In addition, he has provided an index of authors' names. Jessop has largely achieved his aim. This is true of Part I, Berkeley's Writings, and of Part III in which Luce has provided a detailed inventory of the manuscript remains and their locations. In Part I Jessop displays the astonishing extent of Berkeley's own contributions in philosophy, psychology of vision, philosophy of physical science, philosophy of mathematics, economics, and theology. He shows also the amount of Berkeley's influence since his death and the increased attention paid to him in recent years. Since the 1934 edition the number of entries in this part has more than doubled, while thirteen new collected works have been added to the original ten, among the latter being the major publishing event of the period: The Works,in nine volumes, edited by Luce and Jessop, published by Nelson, 1948-1957. Part I of the bibliography also reflects the nature and range of Berkeley's influence. Judging by the number ofseparate editions, the attention paid to Berkeley since his death has been confined largely to only two of his many works, the Principles and the Three Dialogues, each of which has appeared in well over twenty separate editions. Although most of the other works are of considerable philosophical importance, the demand for them has been relatively minor. Of Berkeley's two very great, very small works, the EssaytowardsaNew Theory of Visionhas appeared separately only four times, The Theory of Vision only once, in 1860. The De Motu, Berkeley's highly original work in philosophy of science, has not by itself been published posthumously . The Analyst, "the most spectacular mathematical event of the eighteenth century in England" (Cajori, Ilistory ofMathematics), has not not appeared separately in English since BOOK REVIEWS 107 the year after Berkeley's...

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