Born on12 march 1685

in Kilkenny,Ireland

Introduction● he is also called as

Bishop Berkeley.● he ia an Anglo-irish

philosopher.● his primary achievement

was the advancement of theory called immaterialism.

● his theory states only about material substance but not about ideas.

● he is also known for his critique of abstraction .

BIOGRAPHY IRELAND● Berkeley was born at his family home, Dysart

Castle, near Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland

● He is eldest son of William Berkeley● He was educated at Kilkenny College and

attended Trinity College, Dublin, completing a master's degree in 1707

● His publication that brought him notice was his An Essay towards a New Theory of Vision

● In the essay, Berkeley examines visual distance, magnitude, position and problems of sight and touch.

● In 1721 he was made Dean of Dromore and in 1724, Dean of Derry.

MarriageIn 1728, he married Anne Forster, daughter of John Forster, Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas. He then went to America on a salary of £100 per annum.

In Newport, Rhode Island, where he bought a plantation in Middletown, Rhode Island – the famous "Whitehall"

Contributions to philosophy

According to Berkeley there are only two kinds of things: spirits and ideas. Spirits are simple, active beings which produce and perceive ideas; ideas are passive beings which are produced and perceived.

Berkeley's proof of the existence of GodWhatever power I may have over my own thoughts, I find the ideas actually perceived by Sense have not a like dependence on my will. When in broad daylight I open my eyes, it is not in my power to choose whether I shall see or no, or to determine what particular objects shall present themselves to my view; and so likewise as to the hearing and other senses; the ideas imprinted on them are not creatures of my will. There is therefore some other Will or Spirit that produces them.

● PC “Philosophical Commentaries”● NTV An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision● PHK Of the Principles of Human Knowledge: Part 1● 3D Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous

● DM De Motu, or The Principle and Nature of Motion and the Cause of the Communication of Motions, trans. A.A. Luce

george berkeley famous works

GEORGE BERKELEY

FAMOUS QUOTES

DeathJanuary 14, 1753 in Oxford, United States.

Due to Congestive heart failure