When I first started reading the dialogues, I sided with Hylas’ views on skepticism and how matter existed without any minds to perceive them. It should be common sense that physical objects existed, right? As the philosophical battle of wits continued on, I had to concede to the fact that Philonous has convinced me that while objects of the world existed, the reality I live in only exists in my mind. Philonous argues that our views on matter in the world only existed because of our senses. Since everyone’s and everything’s senses are different and are subject to change, the properties of the objects in the world are only as real as we perceive them to be.
I find it hard to attack Berkeley’s arguments through Philonous since he has covered
I find it hard to attack Berkeley’s arguments through Philonous since he has covered