Recovering Bishop Berkeley
Subtitle: virtue and society in the Anglo-Irish context
By: Scott Breuninger.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9780230102804
Subjects: Berkeley, George, -- 1685-1753; Virtue; Philosophical theology; Ireland -- Civilization; Ireland -- Culture
Description: "This book examines the Irish philosopher George Berkeley's contributions to debates concerning the role of virtue in society, which formed the foundation of his reputation as "the good bishop." Through a close analysis of key texts and the larger historical contexts within which they were composed, this study explores Berkeley's engagement with the social and economic threats facing Ireland and Britain, highlighting his belief that virtue and religion could help alleviate these problems. In doing so, Breuninger provides a more complete view of Berkeley's work outside the realm of philosophy and thus broadens our understanding of his place in the early Enlightenment."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Berkeley's sermons on passive obedience in the Irish context; title: Science and sociability: Berkeley's "bond of society"; title: Piety, perception, and the free-thinkers; title: Luxury, moderation, and the south sea bubble; title: Planting religion in the New World, 1722 - 1732; title: Improving Ireland: luxury, virtue, and economic development; title: Bishop of Cloyne: protestantism, patriotism, and a national panacea.