George Berkeley (pronounced: /ˈbɑrkli/) (12 March 1685 14 January 1753), also known as Bishop Berkeley, was a philosopher. His primary philosophical achievement was the advancement of a theory he called "immaterialism" (later referred to as "subjective idealism" by others). This theory, summed up in his dictum, "Esse est percipi" ("To be is to be perceived"), contends that individuals can only directly know sensations and ideas of objects, not abstractions such as "matter." His most widely-read works are A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710) and Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous (1713), in which the characters Philonous and Hylas represent Berkeley himself and his contemporary John Locke. In 1734, he published The Analyst, a critique of the foundations of calculus, which was influential in the development of mathematics. (via Wikipedia)

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About George Berkeley

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Place of Death: Oxford

Region: Western Philosophy

Name: Berkeley, George
Bishop Berkeley
George Berkeley

Influenced: David Hume, Edmund Burke, Immanuel Kant, Arthur Schopenhauer, A.J. Ayer

Birthplace: County Kilkenny

Period: 18th century philosophy

School/Tradition: Idealism, Empiricism

Known for: Subjective Idealism, The Master Argument

Birth Date: Mar 12, 1685

Influenced By: John Locke, Isaac Newton

Death Date: Jan 14, 1753

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