МОРАЛЬНА ФІЛОСОФІЯ ДЖОРДЖА БЕРКЛІ: СУЧАСНИЙ ПОГЛЯД

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МОРАЛЬНА ФІЛОСОФІЯ ДЖОРДЖА БЕРКЛІ: СУЧАСНИЙ ПОГЛЯД

Journal Title: Гуманітарний часопис - Year 2015, Vol 1, Issue 3

Abstract

Bredun Ivan Valerievich RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY OF GEORGE BERKELEY: MODERN LOOK In this scientific article the peculiarities of philosophy of famous English thinker George Berkeley are analyzed. George Berkeley's philosophic thoughts were described in his work under the name "Alsitron or a Small Philosopher". He aimed to create a true apology that is a true defense of the Christian religion. Especially in "Alsitron" Berkeley criticized the thoughts of A. Shaftesbury and B. Mandeville, English philosophers, famous in those times.The subject of research of thisscientific article is George Berkley's religious philosophy.The actuality of this research is the fact that the existing stereotypes of the world's philosophical thought as a rule interprait the riligious philosophy of New Time.During the last centuries the attitude to George Berkley himself as well as to all the philosophers he critized has changed greatly. George Berkeley critisism'of deism is actual for modern phylosophical thoughtas as the problem of interrelation of morality and religion still exists in modern time. The tasks of research are to consider the philosophical positions of the so-called "freethinking people"as the representation of New Time,analyse the pecularities of critisism of deism in George Berkley's philosophi. The religioas -philosophical views of one of the most well-known English-Irish philosophers of the 17-18 th centuries George Berkley were expressed by him in one of the most known philosophical works,flrst of all in his philosophical work "Alsiphron,or minor philosopher"(lp.443-464) In this work Berkley put the task to create an effective apology,is the real defence of Christian religion of that time against the critisism,which appeared among the thinkers of Western Europe of the 17-18 centuries who not used to be called "free-thinking people", of the thinking philosophers. In his work "Alsiphron"George Berkley clearly showed has people who have education and thetis why can think independently,but at the same time are far from evident sophisty percieve religious-philosophical teaching of those people who were used to be called deists, or "free thinkers". Especially in "Alsiphron" Berkley critized the views of famous, It is clear that the way George Berkley critized Antony Sheltsberry and Bernard Madeville as well as all other deists, could not be approved by the representatives of deism. Besides it is necessary to admit that all the critisism of deism of that time by George Berkley was not supported by the society. But the society of that time made its choise in favour of deism wich was mostly corresponding to public sentiments from all trends of philosopye of that time. It's important to pay attention to the fact that nowadays the attitude to all such religious-philosophical questions ,which were this or another way touched in Gerge Berkley's philsophial works can be considered quite different,than the time when the discussion between Berkley on the one hand and the deists on the other one arose (can info being). Speaking about that conroversy, it should be taken in consideration,that during the last several cenuries the attitude to both George Berkley and other philosophiers who had considerebly changed. The mach reason of such change of the society to Berkley as well as the deists of his time whom he had critized in his works is the fact that the society itself had changed. The Considerable change in the society as compared with 17-18tn centuries one couldn't help having influenced the change of attitude to religion-philosophical doctrine of the past. It is quite understendable that the societe at the beginng of the 21st century differs greatly from the society of the 17-18 tn centuries it is quite obvious that the attitude to those problems is quite different.

Authors and Affiliations

Іван Бредун

Keywords

Ключові слова: Дж. Берклі мораль філософія християнство деїзм. The keywords: George Berkeley moral philosophy Christianity deism.

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