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Berkeley, George
 
SYLLABICATION:Berke·ley
PRONUNCIATION:  bärkl, bûrk-
DATES:1685–1753
Irish prelate and philosopher whose idealist philosophy, directed against the materialism of Thomas Hobbes, is based on the thought that to be is to perceive or to be perceived. His works include Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710) and Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous (1713).
 
 
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