Alciphron

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Alciphron is the titular character of George Berkeley’s philosophical dialogue "Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher," representing a skeptical free-thinker whose views are examined and challenged throughout the work.

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
philosophical dialogue character
appearsInWork Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher NERFINISHED
associatedMovement 18th-century freethought
createdBy George Berkeley NERFINISHED
creatorNationality Irish
creatorOccupation Anglican bishop
philosopher
dialogueForm multi-day conversation
discussesTopic evidence for Christianity
existence of God
morality and virtue
nature of religion
functionInWork foil for Christian apologetics
spokesman for skeptical arguments
literaryPeriod Early modern philosophy
nameOfWork Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher NERFINISHED
opposedByCharacter Crito NERFINISHED
Euphranor NERFINISHED
philosophicalStance freethinker
skeptic
represents deism
freethought
religious skepticism
roleInWork titular character
workGenre philosophical dialogue
workLanguage English
workPublicationYear 1732
workSetting rural countryside
workTheme critique of minute philosophers
limits of skepticism
relationship between faith and reason

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