{"id":72238,"date":"1999-04-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1999-04-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-coordinates-1999-international-berkeley-society-conference-public-events-to-be-held-in-newport\/"},"modified":"1999-04-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"1999-04-08T00:00:00","slug":"uri-coordinates-1999-international-berkeley-society-conference-public-events-to-be-held-in-newport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/1999\/04\/uri-coordinates-1999-international-berkeley-society-conference-public-events-to-be-held-in-newport\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 coordinates 1999 International Berkeley Society Conference Public events to be held in Newport"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. — April 8, 1999 — It\u2019s not a coincidence that the International Berkeley Society Conference is being held in Newport this year. George Berkeley, one of the most important 18th century philosophers whose contributions are part of nearly every philosophical curriculum in the world, became a familiar figure in Newport shortly after he stepped foot there 270 years ago. In recognition of the anniversary of Berkeley\u2019s arrival in the state and the 300th anniversary of the founding of Trinity Church in Newport, the 1999 International Berkeley Society Conference: \u201cThe Legacy of George Berkeley: From the 18th to the 21st Century,\u201d will be held in the city by the sea from April 21 through 24. The four-day conference has a number of public events that are free. (See highlights below.) 溏心vlog免费B站 Philosophers and Conference Coordinators Drs. Andre Ariew and Galen Johnson, with support from the Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities, the International Berkeley Society, Salve Regina University, Rhode Island College, and the Colonial Dames of Rhode Island have organized a program of events celebrating Berkeley\u2019s three-year stay in Rhode Island. The program will focus on Berkeley\u2019s wide-ranging contributions to philosophy, theology, economics, politics, and the arts. Although the talks are free and open to the public, there is a registration fee for participation in the banquets and receptions. The following are highlights of public events: \u2022 Thursday, April 22, 5 p.m. at Honyman Hall, Trinity Church, Raimy Leahy, owner of Berkeley\u2019s Dysart Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland will speak: \u201cOn the Excavation of Dysart Castle.\u201d \u2022 Thursday, April 22, 8 p.m. at Honyman Hall, Trinity Church, Maureen Lapan, from Rhode Island College, \u201cBerkeley in Newport\u201d and Ian Tipton (president of the International Berkeley Society) from U. of Wales, \u201cBerkeley as Thinker and as Man of Action.\u201d \u2022 Friday, April 23 at 4 p.m. in the Sanctuary of the Trinity Church, William Hutchison will perform an historical reenactment of one of Berkeley\u2019s sermons. \u2022 Saturday, April 24 at 11:30 a.m. in Redwood Library, Cora Gibbs, will speak on the following paintings by John Smibert, Berkeley\u2019s portraits: \u2018The Bermuda Group\u2019 and \u2018Berkeley and His Family.\u2019 \u2022 Saturday, April 24 at noon, Ronald Onorato of the 溏心vlog免费B站, will conduct a walking architectural tour of Newport. The walk will start at the Redwood Library. Copies of the complete conference program can be found at Redwood Library, http:\/\/www.uri.edu\/artsci\/phl\/Berkeley.htm or at Honyman Hall, Trinity Church. For more information, call the conference coordinators: Professors Galen Johnson, 401-874-2812 (gjohnson@uri.edu) or Andre Ariew 401-874-2812 (ariew@uri.edu). For More Information: Dr. Andre Ariew, 874-2812 Jan Sawyer, 874-2116\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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