Biography of George Berkeley

Berkeley, George (1685 – 1753) – kloynsky bishop in Ireland, known for his system of spiritualist philosophy, was born in 1685, died in 1753, was educated at Dublin University. In 1721 he was appointed court preacher, governor of the Irish Duke Greftona, and soon made in the deans, the Derry. Having, as a bequest, a fairly large inheritance, Berkeley, made a proposal to establish a Bermuda-missionary educational institution for the treatment of the pagans to Christianity in North America, Berkeley plan was not only greeted with sympathy the most influential representatives of the British aristocracy, but also found support in Parliament, so that in 1728 , he gave up his deanery with some associates went to the Rhode Eiland to begin executed his plan. It ended, however, a most unexpected way: Remove to Bermuda, a mission was forgotten and the British public and parliament and, for want of funds, was to go back. Berkeley has a wide and multilateral education, not a stranger to no one branch of human knowledge and noble character to inspire the respect of all who came in contact with him. Philosophical outlook, Berkeley has developed partly as a protest against the ruling in his time, realistic and materialistic ideas, and partly under the influence of Locke's sensationalism. According to the teachings Berkeley only the spirit actually exists, but all the material world is a deception of our senses; involuntarily this deception is rooted in the initial submissions filed soul of all souls – God Himself. This spiritualism Berkeley gave rise to numerous misunderstandings and filed a lawsuit against themselves as philosophers and theologians. Following is the most famous works at Berkeley, which set forth and the development of his philosophical doctrine: – "Treatise on the principles of human knowledge" (Lond., 1710); "Three dialogues between Hylas and Philonous" (Lond., 1713) and "Alciphron or the minute philosopher "(Lond., 1732). Of the works of Berkeley in physics has attracted attention essay: "Theory of vision" (Lond., 1709, new ed., With notes Koueleya, Lond., 1860), which first determine the exact difference between the experiences of sight and touch. Collection of "Works" were published (2 vols, Lond., 1784, 2 v. 1843, 4 tons, Lond., 1871). Wed Frederich, "Ueber B. s Idealismus" (Berl., 1870).