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P1. If material objects exist, then material objects exists
independently of any mind's thinking of them. (reduc
P2. If material objects exist independently of any mind's thinking of P1. Prim
them, then it is conceivable for material objects to exist without any P2. Seconda
mind thinking of them.
P3. It is not the case that it is conceivable for material objects to P3.
exist without any mind thinking of them. P4
C1. It is not the case that material objects exists independently of
any mind's thinking of them. P6. To a cr
C2. It is not the case that material objects exist.
C1. The inse
The Master argument claims to disprove realism and prove that the C2. The pr
immediate objects of perception are mind dependent. Berkeley C3. The
begins by making a challenge: is it possible to conceive of an object
existing without it being perceived? It is impossible, as if you
conceive of a tree, you must perceive it as well. Berkeley a
perceiving it
Since it is not possible to conceive of something's existing truly be nothing
unperceived, Berkeley posits that we should not think matter can objects ca
and does exist in this way. In this way, the existence of matter is qualities, ou
unreasonable, and thus, material objects do not exist. primary qua
mind
Explain Descartes' cogito as an example of an a
priori intuition. Explain
Descartes' cogito is an example of an a priori intuition, which is
derived from his third wave of doubt.
P1. Senso
He posits that even if an evil demon is deceiving him about the
P2. A coll
existence of physical objects (res extensa), he cannot be deceived
about his own existence. This is because if the evil demon is
deceiving him, he must exist to be deceived.
P3. We can
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