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How Much A Quarter Cost: Allegory Of A Coin And Other Stories, Grant C. Gallo
How Much A Quarter Cost: Allegory Of A Coin And Other Stories, Grant C. Gallo
The Downtown Review
The philosophical theories of Baruch Spinoza and George Berkley were described, compared, and contrasted. Various examples and metaphors were used to help fully illustrate their respective metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical positions. The relevance of their theories to current philosophical discourse was discussed; showing that even in today’s technologically advanced society, seemingly antiquated ideas may still provide useful knowledge. In the end, Spinoza and Berkley’s apparently conflicting paradigms are rectified through a multiplexual, relativistic lens.