Trinity College Dublin has decided to seek a new name for its central library, the Berkeley, after concluding that the alumnus it honors, the 18th-century philosopher George Berkeley, owned slaves in colonial Rhode Island and wrote pamphlets supportive of slavery. #ifttt #nyt #world

A Philosopher and a Slaver, but No Longer a Name on a Library Trinity College Dublin has decided to seek a new name for its central library, the Berkeley, after concluding that the alumnus it honors, the 18th-century philosopher George Berkeley, owned slaves in colonial Rhode Island and wrote pamphlets supportive of slavery. Tags: ifttt, nyt, world via Pocket https://ift.tt/6u7LDdp May 08, 2023 at 02:31PM

A Philosopher and a Slaver, but No Longer a Name on a Library Trinity College Dublin has decided to seek a new name for its central library, the Berkeley, after concluding that the alumnus it honors, the 18th-century philosopher George Berkeley, owned slaves in colonial Rhode Island and wrote pamphlets supportive of slavery. Tags: a philosopher and a slave, but no longer a name on a, ifttt, nyt, pocket, world via Pocket https://ift.tt/6u7LDdp May 08, 2023 at 03:37PM