George Berkeley : a philosophical life / Tom Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Tom, 1975- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Berkeley, George, 1685-1753.

Berkeley, George.

Church of Ireland--Bishops--Biography.

Church of Ireland.

Christian philosophers--Ireland--Biography.

Christian philosophers.

Bishops.

Ireland.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxi, 622 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"This book offers a comprehensive account of the life and thought of the major Irish philosopher of the Enlightenment. Building on a study of Berkeley's better known early life and work as an immaterialist philosopher in Trinity College, Dublin the book explores connections between Berkeley's metaphysics and every aspect of his career. Touring Italy as a chaplain and tutor, campaigning for and travelling to Rhode Island to establish a university on Bermuda, working as a bishop in rural Ireland, writing on Christian apologetics, economic stimulus, and the philosophical implications of drinking tar-water - all of these activities are occasions for Berkeley to practice philosophy. In his family life, his daily routines, his educational projects, this book discovers a thinker motivated by finding the means to bring human wills into conformity with God's will, and defending laws, rules, order and hierarchy to do so. This book presents research into the institutional history of schools, universities, societies and the church, studies the neglected figures - particularly women - whose presence in Berkeley's life was significant, and describes his relationships with social groups other than white Protestants in order to revise our understanding of a man who was at once a radical metaphysician, a missionary Protestant, a conservative social reformer, and a person of intense religious commitment. In telling his story, the book expands our understanding of the relationship between canonical early modern philosophy, the eighteenth-century Church, and the history of educational and social improvement"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction

"Tis Plain, We Do Not See a Man'

`Participation of the Divinity'

Itinerary

ch. 2 Birth to the New Doctrine

Birth, Family, and Education

Earliest Writings

An Essay towards a New Theory of Vision

ch. 3 Immaterialism

The New Doctrine

Adjustments

Philosophical Personae

ch. 4 Passive Obedience and Early Politics

Early Politics

Passive Obedience

William King and Other Activities

ch. 5 Philosopher of Education

Berkeley's Educational Projects

Locke, Astell, Fenelon

ch. 6 London and Italy

The Guardian

The Ladies Library

Italy

ch. 7 Others

The Native Irish

The Italians

Americans and Enslaved People

ch. 8 London and Italy Again

The Rebellion

Venice

Sicily, De Motu

Tarantulas and Spirits

ch. 9 Love and Marriage

Berkeley's Wives

The Berkeleys' Views of Marriage

ch. 10 Bermuda and Rhode Island

`The Greatest Hurry of Business'

Rivals to Bermuda

Bermuda, Trade, Corruption

Bermuda and Independence

The Church Disillusioned with the State

ch. 11 Alciphron

Apology

Natural Humans

ch. 12 The True End of Speech

Signifying Ideas

Passions, Actions, Rules for Conduct

ch. 13 Cloyne: Discipline

Preferment

The Analyst

Church, State, and the Discourse Addressed to Magistrates

Cloyne and Diocesan Discipline

ch. 14 `Early Hours as a Regimen'

Early Rising

Sociability and Conversation

Pleasure and Temperance

Death

ch. 15 Cloyne: Therapy

Patriotism and Charity

The Querist

Sectarianism

Encouraging and Restraining Appetites

Money and Banks

Luxury and the Arts

Siris: Medicine for the Soul

Air, Aether, and Fire

Plants

Eclectic Philosophy

Natural Laws

Leaving Cloyne

ch. 16 Afterlife

ch. 17 Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Jones, Tom, 1975- George Berkeley

ISBN:

9780691159805

0691159807

OCLC:

1193068398