Abstract
Tom Stoneham introduces an argument found in Berkeley's essays on the immortality of the soul. This argument can be sketched out like so: all human appetites can (possibly, at least) be satisfied; there is a human 'appetite for immortality'; thus, the appetite for immortality can (possibly) be satisfied. Stoneham introduces two objections to this argument, one which Berkeley is likely to have anticipated and one which draws on more contemporary insights. Stoneham then argues that Berkeley has the resources to overcome both objections. In putting forward this defence of Berkeley's argument, Stoneham's chapter offers novel insights into the role that sign-usage plays in his account of natural desires. As Stoneham reads him, Berkeley sees natural desires as signs of future experiences in roughly the same way that visual experiences serve as signs of tactual experiences in NTV.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Berkeley's Doctrine of Signs |
| Publisher | De Gruyter |
| Pages | 211-225 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783111197586 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783111197289 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Apr 2024 |
Bibliographical note
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