Tag: James Boswell

• Was the Bishop a Complete Idiot?

  The Bishop was George Berkeley (1685-1753), and he could be blamed for the following question that’s sometimes asked – ‘Does the Moon still exist when no one is looking at it?’ This is usually dismissed as a piece of obvious nonsense – a joke rather than a serious question. Bishop Berkeley, knowing his Latin, put…

  calgacus83

  10th Jul 2022

  Consciousness, Current Affairs, Environment, Philosophy, Religion, Science

  Atoms, Bishop Berkeley, Dr. Johnson, Energy, James Boswell, Reality, Religion, Science, The Mind, The Moon