Which of the following statements would Thomas Hobbes have accepted?
A) The mind and the body are separate and distinct substances.
B) All psychological states derive ultimately from perception.
C) Reasoning is not based on perceptions.
D) To be is to be perceived.

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Hobbes believed that all psychological states, including reasoning, ultimately derive from perception. He did not accept the mind-body dualism (A), which is associated with René Descartes. Hobbes also did not subscribe to the philosophical idealism expressed in statement D, which was proposed by George Berkeley.

Which of the Following Statements Would Thomas Hobbes Have Accepted