Social Scientists & Scholars, Philosophical Positions & Movements, United States History - Colonial Era, United States History - General & Miscellaneous, Civilization - History, British Philosophy
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Overview
In 1728 George Berkeley, the Irish philosopher and Anglican priest, came to America in the hope of founding a university in Bermuda and converting the Indians. He never reached Bermuda, where within a few years no Indians were left. Instead he settled in Newport, Rhode Island, one of the few places in New England that was hospitable to Anglicans. There his lively mind and sympathetic spirit involved him in a great variety of interests, though he stayed only thirty-three months.This book is a graceful snd authoritative account of an important episode in the life of a major philosopher and influential figure in the religious life of colonial New England.
Book Details
Published
September 1, 1979
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pages
240
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780300113440