Dublin's Trinity College is giving its biggest library a renaming after determining its ties to slave-owning philosopher George Berkeley are inconsistent with its values.
Entrance to Trinity College, which was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, and is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, the oldest university in Ireland.
Trinity College's Provost Dr. Linda Doyle said in part,"George Berkeley’s enormous contribution to philosophical thought is not in question. However, it is also clear that he was both an owner of enslaved people and a theorist of"The Library building known today as the ‘Berkeley’ started out as the ‘New’ Library in 1967. As a 21st century Library, another name change prioritises the current generation of students’ experience of a welcoming and supportive Library space.
The imposing Long Room, the 65-meter main room of the Trinity College Library with some 200,000 volumes in Dublin . The decision came after a comprehensive review from Trinity Legacies Review Working Group, a group which focuses on observing and navigating legacy issues for the institution.Taylor Penley is a production assistant with Fox News.
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