George Berkeley's idealism

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Idealism theory advocated by philosopher........
George Berkeley
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He argued the rejection of what?
Matter
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Berkeley believed that reality was
Just a series of mental ideas
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He explained it as (“ESSE EST PERCIPI”) which means what
To be is to be perceived
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There was nothing that existed in a physical world external to our minds. All of reality is just mental ideas that
WE PERCIVE
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Berkeley rejects to what
A Direct realist approach
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DIRECT REALISM means
Theory that we directly perceive the external world how it is . what we see and experience is exactly the same in our minds as in the external world.
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Berkeley instantly rejects this idea and uses john Locke's what to distinction to support this rejection
Primary and secondary qualities
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Berkeley shows that we can make a distinction between an external world and
mental ideas we perceive
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Locke's main argument in support of indirect realism was that
secondary qualities appear different at different times and to different people eg colour cna look different under different light taste cna taste different to different people. So these are just ideas in the mind but he claims an object extension an
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Same argument can be applied to an.....
objects extension e.g How can the same building look tall at one site but small at another what is the right size it should be perceived?
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So if primary qualities are subject to change they fall in to the same bracket as secondary qualities so ....
should be considered mind depend ideas too
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Berkley goes further against indirect realism using the likeness principle he argues that whether you believe in an external or not we are aware that we only perceive our ideas of reality not the perception of reality directly however ...
if we only ever directly perceive our ideas and idea can be like nothing but an idea
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Berkeley then uses the what argument to further strengthen his rejection of matter and advocacy of a reality solely in our minds.
The master argument
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Berkeley argues that the very existence of an external world is in fact I?
inconceivable
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Berkeley argues in favour of a who? who creates laws of nature for our minds to perceive
God
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God keeps our mental reality in a state of regularity so when you go back to your bedroom your bed will be the same colour. Same shape and in the same place.
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When there are no minds around to perceive something the continuity persist because the mind of God is still
their to perceive it
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Reality is essentially all created and within the mind
Of God
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