Biography of George Berkeley

Perception and matter

12 March 1685 14 January 1753 George Berkeley was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, on 12 March 1685. Completed graduate studies in mathematics, logic, classical literature, theology and philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin, will come in later as a player and teacher of theology, in addition to Hebrew and Greek. Meanwhile, deepens the knowledge of great thinkers reading, among others, the works of Locke, Malebranche, Molineaux, Certesio, Newton, Descartes, Gassendi, Hobbes, thus initiating the evolution of his philosophical thought immaterialist that will set, between 1706 and 1708, in "Philosophical ries". In 1707 Berkeley publishes "Arithmetica" and "Miscellanea mathematica", in addition to the essay "Of infinities". In 1710 he was ordained priest of the Anglican Communion; in the same year he published the "treatise on the principles of knowledge". Three years later, he moved to London to leave again to Italy in diplomatic mandate to attend the coronation of the Duke of Savoy. Over the course of the trip staying a few weeks in Paris, where encounters the philosopher and scientist Nicolas Malebranche. Will return to Italy in 1716, and his son of the Bishop of Ash, which is Preceptor. In 1728 bride Anne Forster, eldest daughter of John Forster, speaker of the Irish House of Commons. Thanks to a substantial inheritance which came to him, decides to leave with his wife at a time where America intends to carry out missionary activity and philosophy for the locals. Takes office in Rhode Island, where Henry, his first son, but as early as 1731 is forced to abandon the initiative because it is less the financial support that the Queen had at first assured. On his return to London in 1732 George Berkeley published "The Alciforme", which was a great success. In the years following the publication of his writings: "the theory of vision", in 1733, and the following year, while receiving the appointment of Bishop of Cloyne, "the analyst", mathematical background; in 1735 was the turn of the first part of "Magulo Ang ISIP Ko", which deals with economic issues; in 1744 publishes the "Siris", while retaining a philosophical background, tar water is used for therapeutic purposes. With the death of one of his sons, William, which is particularly fond of, in 1751 his health begins to decline. The following year he moved to Oxford; Here George Berkeley dies of a stroke on 14 January 1753, when hasn't accomplished 68 years. The philosophical thought of Berkley is all focused on idealism which he contrasts strongly, and in counter with "enlightenment" that peek out between the end of ' 700, 600 and early materialism that degenerates into skepticism and atheism. Matter exists as perceived by man and, in the absence of man, it is still perceived by God. Bringing the outside world to the spirit that perceives it, there is identity between perception and reality ("esse est percipi", "to be is to be perceived"), and therefore there is no matter independent of perception. George Berkley, one of the greatest exponents of English empiricist philosophy, was counted among the "fathers of idealism". His other works include: "The Theodicy of Leibniz" (1710); "Three dialogues between Hylas and Philonous (1713); "De Motu" (1721); First "Treatise" by Hume (1739).
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