1. Berkley's Theory of Immaterialism
Therefore, it follows that, since no primary, abstract quality can exist alone, it is thesame as a secondary quality in which an actual object must first be perceived.Berkeley moves on to show that the perceived qualities of an object are ideas which exist only in a mind. ... As an example, if I were to move to another country and, after some time, forget about my old house in America, it would not exist to me anymore. ... In truth, God is the "omnipresent external mind which knows and comprehends all things, and exhibits them to our view in such a manner and according to such rules as He Hims...
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