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Berkeley

  • we perceive ordinary objects

  • we perceive only ideas

  • therefore, external objects are ideas

Counter

  • we mediately perceive ordinary objects

  • we immediately perceive ideas

Counter to the Counter

  • likeness principle: an idea can only be like another idea

external objects are causes, ideas are effects

Med6

  • proof of material bodies

  • source of our ideas of material bodies?: myself; god; material bodies themselves

  • they come to me against my will, so i can’t be the source of my ideas

  • god cannot be a deceiver, it’s a negative quality

source of ideas of ordinary objects

  • other ideas: NO no activity or power to be a source

  • myself: NO against my will

  • some other spirit (god)

  • material bodies: NO likeness principle

god

  • source of ideas

  • source of order of ideas: god gives stability, order, regularity, coherence to system of ideas

Terms#

  • [S][W] Berkeley, George (1685-1753)

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