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Acknowledgments; Note to the reader; Introduction; Part I. ThePrinciples of Human Knowledge: 1. Ideas and the ends of language; 2. Locke,roles, and passion; 3. The ends of morality and religion; 4. Metaphor and theevidence of things not seen; Part II. Three Dialogues between Hylas andPhilonous: 5. The opportunities of dialogue; 6. The character of theelenchus; 7. Comic characters; 8. Comic form; Part III. Alciphron: 9.Argument into satire; 10. Conversations with ingenious men; Part IV. Siris:11. The rude essay; 12. The method of inductive analogy; 13. The hoary maximsof the ancients; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.