George Berkeley -Philonous Argues That Objects of the Senses,i.e.,combinations of Ideas,cannot Exist
George Berkeley
-Philonous argues that objects of the senses,i.e.,combinations of ideas,cannot exist without a mind perceiving them because
A) senses do not exist in objects,but in the mind,thus,the objects exist in the perception of them.
B) objects are an illusion created by our minds,so if we cease to perceive them,they cease to exist.
C) nothing is knowable about the world except what we see.
D) ideas and combinations of ideas are created in the mind from objects in the world,and while objects in the world exist without a mind,ideas cannot.
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