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Definition of Bishop berkeley
1. Noun. Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bishop Berkeley
Literary usage of Bishop berkeley
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1858)
"Dr. George Berkeley, Canon of Canterbury, the only son of the celebrated Bishop
Berkeley. The book is full of curious anecdotes. ..."
2. English Prose: Selections by Henry Craik (1895)
"... bishop berkeley [George Berkeley was born near Kilkenny on the i6th March
1685, and was educated at the Grammar School of that town, going thence at the ..."
3. The Works of George Berkeley by George Berkeley (1871)
"WRITI NGS OF bishop berkeley HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED: METAPHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE,
WITH SERMONS, SKELETONS OF SERMONS, AND AN EPISCOPAL CHARGE. VOL. IV. ..."
4. Critiques and Addresses by Thomas Henry Huxley (1873)
"bishop berkeley ON THE METAPHYSICS OF SENSATION.1 PROFESSOR FRASER has earned
the thanks of all students of philosophy for the conscientious labour which he ..."
5. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1892)
"LEES, M.Sc., late bishop berkeley Fellow at the Owens College, Manchester.
Communicated by Professor ARTHUR SCHUSTER, FRS Received January 22, 1892. ..."