1. Berkley's Theory of Immaterialism
Philonous draws upon one centralsupposition of the materialist to formulate his argument of skepticism against him; this idea is that one can never perceive the real essence of anything. ... After being enlightened by the above proposed argument, though, that same materialist is logically forced to agree that, because the "material substratum1" itself can not be sensed, its existence can not be treated as knowledge. The materialist belief has, in effect, become as futile as proving that the cyclops exists; his ideas have lead him into skepticism.Having proven that the materialist is, at best, ...
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