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George Berkeley

Born

in Dysart Castle, near Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland

March 12, 1685

Died

January 14, 1753

Genre

Philosophy

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George Berkeley (/ˈbɑːrklɪ/;[1][2] 12 March 1685 – 14 January 1753) — known as Bishop Berkeley (Bishop of Cloyne) — was an Anglo-Irish philosopher whose primary achievement was the advancement of a theory he called "immaterialism" (later referred to as "subjective idealism" by others). This theory denies the existence of material substance and instead contends that familiar objects like tables and chairs are only ideas in the minds of perceivers, and as a result cannot exist without being perceived. Berkeley is also known for his critique of abstraction, an important premise in his argument for immaterialism.

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	A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge 3.72 avg rating — 3,411 ratings — published 1710 — 474 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous 3.74 avg rating — 2,461 ratings — published 1713 — 299 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous by George Berkeley, Roger Woolhouse (Introduction) 3.83 avg rating — 1,227 ratings — published 1710 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision 3.55 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1709 — 93 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philosophical Works: Including the Works on Vision really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1975 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Analyst A Discourse Addressed To An Infidel Mathematician 3.85 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2004 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philosophical Writings by George Berkeley, David M. Armstrong (Editor) 3.81 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1965 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Berkeley: Philosophical Writings by George Berkeley, Desmond M. Clarke (Editor) 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1709 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A New Theory of Vision 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1734 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alciphron or the Minute Philosopher: In Seven Dialogues (1752) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1992 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Few men think; yet all have opinions. ”
― George Berkeley

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“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”
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“...we ought to think with the learned, and speak with the vulgar.”
― George Berkeley

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