Philosophy · Medieval & Early Modern Philosophy
A topic within Medieval & Early Modern Philosophy, itself one of 12 topics in that field and part of Philosophy.
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Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous
George Berkeley · 1713
Restates the argument of the Principles as a dialogue between a sceptic and an idealist, arguing that everything we can coherently mean by 'matter'…
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An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision
George Berkeley · 1709
Argues distance, size and shape are not seen directly at all but are learned associations built from the felt sensations of moving the eyes,…
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George Berkeley
Restates the argument of the Principles as a dialogue between a sceptic and an idealist, arguing that everything we can coherently mean by 'matter' turns out, on examination, to be nothing but ideas.
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Argues distance, size and shape are not seen directly at all but are learned associations built from the felt sensations of moving the eyes, preparing the ground for Berkeley's later claim that no idea of matter is ever directly perceived.
about 2 hours to readlink checked 17 Sept 2026George Berkeley
To be is to be perceived: material substance existing independently of any mind is an incoherent idea, and everything we call the physical world is really an idea sustained in the mind of God.
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