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Berkeley, theology and bible scholarship

Daniele Bertini

pp. 123-139

Résumé

Berkeley's immaterialism, in my opinion, has its main source in a reliable, ­personal, self-evident experience of God's presence in human existence. Contrary to other modern philosophers, who introduce the notion of a Supreme Being in order to solve substantial problems in their systems, Berkeley's attitude of mind seems near to the common religious feeling of a familiar and actual proximity of the divinity to man in everyday life.Indeed there is no need to prove God's existence: "I am certain there is a God, though I do not perceive him and I have no intuition of him" (Philosophical Commentaries, 813).

Détails de la publication

Publié dans:

Parigi Silvia (2011) George Berkeley: religion and science in the age of enlightenment. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 123-139

DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9243-4_9

Citation complète:

Bertini Daniele, 2011, Berkeley, theology and bible scholarship. In S. Parigi (ed.) George Berkeley (123-139). Dordrecht, Springer.