George Berkeley
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- proper noun
- /ˈdʒɔrdʒ ˈbɜrkli/
- As an Anglican bishop, George Berkeley made significant contributions to religious thought, particularly in relation to his views on immaterialism.
Examples
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The immaterialist philosophy of George Berkeley had a profound influence on later thinkers.
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Debates between George Berkeley and proponents of materialism shaped the course of modern philosophy.
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As an Anglican bishop, George Berkeley also made significant contributions to religious thought.
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George Berkeley was a philosopher.
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What did George Berkeley believe?
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Debates between George Berkeley and proponents of materialism greatly influenced the development of modern philosophical thought.
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The immaterialist philosophy of George Berkeley remains a vital aspect of his legacy and has influenced many subsequent philosophers.
Synonyms
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An Irish philosopher and church leader who said only minds and ideas are real
Surface Forms
Morphology
George + Berkeley
This is a proper name referring to a specific historical individual; knowing the constituent words 'George' and 'Berkeley' does not allow a B1 learner to infer the referent or the biographical/philosophical information. Personal names are arbitrary, non-compositional, and language-specific, so the meaning is not derivable from the parts.
Etymology
George Berkeley was an Irish philosopher and bishop who argued that things exist only when someone sees or thinks about them. Imagine a tree that is there only while you look at it; that idea, called 'to be is to be perceived', shows why he denied that the world is only made of matter and instead argued for 'immaterialism'.