Berkeley's Theory of Vision: A New Look

abstract: I defend a new interpretation of Berkeley's theory of vision designed to solve a pair of interrelated interpretive problems: the first has to do with visual perception of three-dimensionality and the second with the psychological flexibility of the visual process. Though the first problem has been discussed extensively, previous solutions are unsatisfying; the second problem has not been discussed before. My interpretation breaks new ground and locates the resources to solve both problems by contextualizing Berkeley's theory of vision among underexplored aspects of his metaphysics and his views of human psychology.