Trinity will “dename” the Berkeley Library, if that’s even a word. They’re also going to review an academic award that carries his name, and reassess portraits of the philosopher, scientist, and bishop. Berkeley’s crime? He’s problematic, did problematic things and had problematic ideas, just like practically everybody else pre-2015. He must be purged.
What Have You Been Up To Jonty? sluggerotoole.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sluggerotoole.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Menace Cultural revolution continues
Trinity College Dublin is to change the name of a library currently called after a major Irish philosopher who was also a slave-owner.
The university has announced that while the B…