... in the mind. Those that belonged to the empiricist school of thought developed quite separate and distinct ideas concerning the nature of the substratum of sensible objects. John Locke and David Hume upheld the belief that sensible things were composed of material substance, the basic framework for the materialist position. The main figure who believed that material substance did not exist is ... never seenany building taller than three stories. However, a construction worker comes across the same building and perceives its height quite differently than the previous man. Since the secon...

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