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George Berkeley

Also known as Bishop Berkeley, Bishop George Berkeley

Irish idealist philosopher and Anglican bishop (1685–1753)

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George Berkeley was an Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who lived from 1685 to 1753 and developed a major philosophical position called idealism, which holds that reality consists of minds and their ideas rather than physical matter. His work fundamentally challenged how people think about the nature of existence and perception, making him one of the most influential thinkers in Western philosophy.

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Born: 12 March 1685
Died: 14 January 1753
Works: 257

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The peculiar features of the atmospheric railway system
Versuch einer neuen Theorie der Gesichtswahrnehmung
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A word to the wise, or, An exhortation to the Roman Catholic clergy of Ireland
Dialogues entre Hylas et Philonous

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Origin: County Donegal

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Total plays: 464

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George Berkeley (IPA: /ˈbɑː(ɹ).kli/, Bark-Lee) (12 March 1685 – 14 January 1753), also known as Bishop Berkeley, was an influential Irish philosopher whose primary philosophical achievement is the advancement of a theory he called "immaterialism" (later referred to as "subjective idealism" by others). This theory, summed up in his dictum, "Esse est percipi" ("To be is to be perceived"), contends that individuals can only directly know sensations and ideas of objects, not abstractions such as "matter. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/George+Berkeley">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Quotes

“Westward the course of empire takes its way; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day: Time's noblest offspring is the last.”
“In the pursuit of truth we must beware of being misled by terms which we do not rightly understand. That is the chief point. Almost all philosophers utter the caution; few observe it.”
“For no one's authority ought to rank so high as to set a value on his words and terms even though nothing clear and determinate lies behind them.”
“Solicitation and effort or conation belong properly to animate beings alone. When they are attributed to other things, they must be taken in a metaphorical sense; but a philosopher should abstain from metaphor.”
“Abstract terms (however useful they may be in argument) should be discarded in meditation, and the mind should be fixed on the particular and the concrete, that is, on the things themselves.”
“Truth is the cry of all, but the game of the few.”

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date of death: 1753-01-01
Commons category: George Berkeley
date of birth: 1684-01-01
name in native language: George Berkeley
Commons Creator page: George Berkeley

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11 objects attributed to George Berkeley, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Siris a chain of philosophical reflexions and inquiries concerning the virtues of tar water ..

Recherches sur les vertus de l'eau de goudron où l'on a joint des reflexions philosophiques sur divers autres sujets importants

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George Berkeley (/ˈbɑːrkli/ BARK-lee; 12 March 1685 – 14 January 1753), known as Bishop Berkeley (Bishop of Cloyne of the Anglican Church of Ireland), was an Anglo-Irish philosopher, writer, and clergyman who is regarded as the founder of immaterialism, a philosophical theory he developed which later came to be known as subjective idealism. He has also been called "the father of idealism" by German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. Berkeley played a leading role in the empiricism movement and was one of its pioneers. He was among the most cited philosophers of 18th-century Europe, and his works deeply influenced later thinkers such as Immanuel Kant and David Hume.

In 1709, Berkeley published his first major work An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision, in which he discussed the limitations of human vision and advanced the theory that the proper objects of sight are not material objects, but light and colour. This foreshadowed his most well-known philosophical work A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, published in 1710, which, after its poor reception, he rewrote in dialogue form and published under the title Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous in 1713. In this book, Berkeley's views were represented by Philonous (Greek: "lover of mind"), while Hylas ("hyle", Greek: "matter") embodies Berkeley's opponents, in particular John Locke.