Definition of George berkeley

1. Noun. Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753).

Exact synonyms: Berkeley, Bishop Berkeley
Generic synonyms: Bishop, Philosopher

Lexicographical Neighbors of George Berkeley

Geophilus
Geordie
Geordies
Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann
Georg Friedrich Handel
Georg Meissner
Georg Philipp Telemann
Georg Simon Ohm
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Steller
George
George's Island
George Armstrong Custer
George Balanchine
George Beadle
George Berkeley
George Bernard Shaw
George Boole
George Bryan Brummell
George Burns
George Bush
George C. Scott
George Catlett Marshall
George Charles Hevesy de Hevesy
George Dewey
George Dibdin-Pitt
George Dibdin Pitt
George Eastman
George Edward Moore
George Edward Pickett

Literary usage of George berkeley

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Modern Philosophy: A Sketch of the History of Philosophy from by Harald Høffding (1908)
"The peculiarity in the case of george berkeley, —one of the most delicate and clearest minds known to the history of philosophy—however, ..."

2. English Literature: An Illustrated Record by Richard Garnett, Edmund Gosse (1903)
"The opposite fate has rewarded the clear and starry genius of george berkeley. In his o\vn day respected, but not highly regarded as a writer, ..."

3. The Yale Literary Magazine by Yale University, Lyman Hotchkiss Bagg (1846)
"george berkeley, DD, BISHOP OF CLOYNE, IN IRELAND. THE family of Bishop Berkeley suffered ... george berkeley, the subject of this biographical notice, ..."

4. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"george berkeley ( Gent. Mag. livi. 032) ; and she knew Miss Carter, Mrs. Montagu, ... [Poems by the late George Monck Berkeley ; Sermone by george berkeley, ..."

5. A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly (1914)
"george berkeley Bodies, according to Locke, produce sensations in the mind, sensations or ideas of extension, solidity, motion, color, sound, taste, smell, ..."

6. The Persistent Problems of Philosophy: An Introduction to Metaphysics by Mary Whiton Calkins (1912)
"SPIRITUALISTIC IDEALISTS george berkeley (1685-1753) I. LIFE george berkeley, second of the great trio of British philosophers of the Enlightenment, ..."

7. A Beginner's History of Philosophy by Herbert Ernest Cushman (1911)
"CHAPTER VIII BERKELEY AND HUME The Life and Writings of george berkeley (1685- 1753). In Bishop Berkeley we have the finest type of Irish mind. ..."

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