text_original: To the world in general Bishop Berkeley — he was afterwards raised to the bishopric — is best known as the author of the theory that there is no such thing as matter, in the sense of a substance having an existence independent of the faculties which are capable of perceiving it ; or, at aU events, that there is no possibility of proving the existence of any such independent substance.
text_transcription: TO THE WORLD IN GENERAL BISHOP BERKELEY HE WAS AFTERWARDS RAISED TO THE BISHOPRIC IS BEST KNOWN AS THE AUTHOR OF THE THEORY THAT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS MATTER IN THE SENSE OF A SUBSTANCE HAVING AN EXISTENCE INDEPENDENT OF THE FACULTIES WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF PERCEIVING IT OR AT ALL EVENTS THAT THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY OF PROVING THE EXISTENCE OF ANY SUCH INDEPENDENT SUBSTANCE
phonemes: tə ðə wˈɜːld ɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl bˈɪʃəp bˈɜːkli — hiː wʌz ˈæftɚwɚdz ɹˈeɪzd tə ðə bˈɪʃəpɹˌɪk — ɪz bˈɛst nˈoʊn æz ðɪ ˈɔːθɚɹ ʌvðə θˈiəɹi ðæt ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ sˈʌtʃ θˈɪŋ æz mˈæɾɚ, ɪnðə sˈɛns əvə sˈʌbstəns hˌævɪŋ ɐn ɛɡzˈɪstəns ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ʌvðə fˈækəltiz wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ kˈeɪpəbəl ʌv pɚsˈiːvɪŋ ɪt ; ɔːɹ, æɾə jˈuː ᵻvˈɛnts, ðæt ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv pɹˈuːvɪŋ ðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌv ˌɛni sˈʌtʃ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt sˈʌbstəns.