Berkley's idealism

Question 1

what is meant by anti realism

Answer 1

idea that there is no mind independent world of objects.

Question 2

what is idealism ?

Answer 2

• anti- realism
• immediate objects of perception= mind dependent
• only exisist as ideas
• must be percieved to exsist

Question 3

what does esse est percipi mean

Answer 3

to be is to be percieved

Question 4

what are two arguments for why seconadary qualities are mind dependent

Answer 4

• seconadary qualities have relational properties- dependent on me- mind dependent.
• percpetual vriation/ water argument.
• cold person would think that the water is colder than a warm person.
• the pain/ pleaure argument

Question 5

what is the pain pleasure argument

Answer 5

• p1- all seconadary qualities associated w pain/pleasure
• p2- pain/plesure- mind dependent- feelings are created by sensations in us not the actual object.

therefore all seconadry qualities are mind dependent.

Question 6

what does material substratum argue

Answer 6

unmaterial glue- only in relation to the object
how far away something is

Question 7

what is the duck arguments for berkelys idealism ?
P&S

Answer 7

primary qualities- mass, weight, volume, cant exists without
secondary qualities- subjective ontology, colour, mind dependant

Question 8

what is the perciever dependant nature of secondary qualities

Answer 8

secondary qualities:
relational properties, dependant on me.
therefore unable to know what colour the table is

Question 9

duck- perceptual variation- explain
add ex

Answer 9

temp of water example:
someone cold= water going feel hotter
someone warm= water going to feel colder
water = always 40 degrees.
temp = secondary quality

Question 10

duck- explain the pain/ pleasure argument

Answer 10

p1- all 2 qualities -associated with p&p, farts= pain, fluff= pleasure
p2- must be mind dependant, feelings= creating sensations IN US - subjective not in actual obj
c- therefore all 2 qualities are mind dependant.