George Berkeley
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Title
George Berkeley
Subject
philosophy
Description
George Berkeley (1685-1753) was an Anglo-Irish philosopher and bishop. He is best known for his immaterialism (denial of the existence of material substances) and anti-abstractionism (denial of abstract ideas). Berkeley is traditionally listed as one of the three British Empiricists, along with Locke and Hume.
Creator
John Smibert
Source
National Portrait Gallery
https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.89.25
https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.89.25
Publisher
National Portrait Gallery
Date
1727
Contributor
Maya Takai
Format
Oil on canvas
102.2 x 75.6 x 3.8cm (40 1/4 x 29 3/4 x 1 1/2")
102.2 x 75.6 x 3.8cm (40 1/4 x 29 3/4 x 1 1/2")
Language
English
Type
Painting
Files
Citation
John Smibert, “George Berkeley,” Enlightenmens, accessed April 2, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/171.