George Berkeley
-In the analogy of the fire,Philonous shows Hylas that the heat is a perception and not a thing because

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Berkeley's philosophy, as demonstrated through Philonous, argues that what we perceive, such as heat, is not an inherent quality of objects (like fire) but rather a sensation or perception experienced by the observer. This means that a "senseless object" like fire cannot itself possess sensations like heat; instead, heat is a perception experienced by the observer.

George Berkeley -In the Analogy of the Fire,Philonous Shows Hylas That the That