George Berkeley, Colonialism, and Ireland: A Conversation with Tom Jones

Trinity Long Room Hub Podcasts · May 20, 2021 · 59m

Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 1 – 2pm May 2021 marks the publication of a major new intellectual biography of Bishop George Berkeley by Tom Jones (University of St Andrews), George Berkeley: A Philosophical Life (Princeton University Press, 2021). Trinity Long Room Hub is pleased to host a conversation with Dr Jones that will centre on Berkeley’s life, connections to Trinity and Ireland, and his relationship to colonialism as he moved between the ‘new’ world and the ‘old’. The event is free and all are welcome. The event will be chaired by Dr Clare Moriarty. Speakers Tom Jones (St Andrews) is…