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... Berkeley begins his argument by setting some groundwork. ... In Berkeley’s dialogue Hylas, the defender of matter theory, and Philonous, who believes in Berkeley’s standpoint, begin to argue over Berkeley’s argument. ... Berkeley quickly dispels this argument by asking about pain. ... Hylas then looks to Locke’s argument for support. Philonous can now attack the great adversary of Berkeley’s argument. Philonous says that Locke’s variance argument, which showed secondary qualities to be somewhat irrelevant, defeats primary qualities as well. ...
An objection to Berkeley’s argument that arose is the question of unperceived objects. ... Berkeley’s whole argument is hinged on the point that our ideas dictate what is perceived. ... This is not a very radical assumption; Locke had claimed the same thing in his argument. ...
It appears that Berkeley makes a strong argument. ... Berkeley’s argument seems to conquer all opposition fairly easily. Despite the eccentricity of Berkeley’s argument, it appears as though the full counter argument against it does not exist. ... Even though the idea that Berkeley is correct seems like a scary thought, we must realize that matter never did exist in Berkeley’s argument. ... In either event, our world will not change very much, and therefore Berkeley’s argument is nothing to fret over in regards to the common everyday life.
Approximate Word count = 1041
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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