Berkeley, Hume, Spinoza, & Leibniz Flashcards
what makes an object real Berkeley
objects are only real because they are perceived by someone
esse est precipi
to be is to be percieved
Berkeley empiricist or rationalist
empiricist
Why does Berkeley believe Locke’s empiricism would lead to atheism
Atheism bad grr
hates skepticism too
I don’t actually have an answer couldn’t find one sry
how are material objects a contradiction Berkeley
for material objects to exist without perception they must be unconceived of, but then we would be conceiving things that are unconceivable
Describe God in Berkeley’s philosophy
God is the cause of all ideas and the mind that makes all things real. Because God perceives all things they are capable of existing. Furthermore, all things must then be of Gods mind
What is Berkeley’s proof of God
If things exist without us being their to perceive them then God must be there for it to be perceived
How does Berkeley’s bridge the gap of Locke’s Primary and Secondary qualities
Believed that his concept left a gap for skepticism because of the gap from primary to secondary qualities. Bridged this gap by deny the distinction and stating that the real is what we perceive
Berkeley Materialism or Idealism
Idealist - reality is in the mind
How is God truth Berkeley
to know truth is to know god and good provides us with truth. God makes a consistent story for us to figure out
Define Skepticism
Doubt of all knowledge
How Hume use experience to refute knowledge?
We can only derive inductive knowledge from experience, which is just an assumption.
Hume Atheism
Atheism because there is no sensory access to to god thus no reason for belief
Was Hume an empiricist? How
Yes. Hume believes that we can only have inductive knowledge and that nothing is certain.
What did Spinoza model his philosophy to and how?
Math
Start from Axioms that you build premises and conclusions from
