On what grounds does Berkeley object to this distinction? ... Bishop George Berkeley is one of the main opponents to Locke's theory and argues, on various grounds, that a distinction between primary and secondary qualities can not reasonably be made. ... However, Berkeley has another line of attack on Locke's primary/secondary quality distinction. ... This argument has already been partially explained by Berkeley's insistence that both qualities can exist only in the mind and are actually caused in the same way but, in addition to this, Berkeley introduces the problem of boun...

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The main figure who believed that material substance did not exist is George Berkeley. ... Berkeley moves on to show that the perceived qualities of an object are ideas which exist only in a mind. ... Keep in mind that Berkeley is not denying the existence of anything else besides him. ... Since this view seriously conflicted with Berkeley's critique of abstract ideas. Berkeley has unique treatments of geometry and arithmetic and his famous critique of the calc...

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A whole subcontinent was picked up without half trying Images of the British raj in India are everywhere of late. On television reruns, the divided rulers of Paul Scott's Jewel in the Crown sip their tea in scented hill stations and swap idle gossip in the palaces of local princes. At movie houses,...

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