existence.html">existence.html">existence of matter.html">matter as something intrinsically different from mind,
which exists independently of our private sensations. In the
fallacious--which idealists advance in favour of their theory.
IDEALISM
The word 'idealism.html">idealism' is used by different philosophers.html">philosophers in somewhat
whatever exists, or at any rate whatever can be known to exist, must
among philosophers, has several forms, and is advocated on several
in itself, that even.html">even the briefest survey of philosophy must give some
inclined to dismiss such a doctrine as obviously absurd. There is no
and material objects generally as something radically different from
might continue if minds ceased. We think of matter as having existed
mere product of mental activity. But whether true or false, idealism
existence, they must differ very widely from sense-data, and can only
which a catalogue has a correspondence with the things catalogued.
intrinsic nature of physical.html">physical objects, and if there were good reason to
merely because it strikes us as strange. The truth about physical
philosopher believes that he has attained it, the fact that what he
objection to his opinion.
The grounds on which idealism is advocated are generally grounds
discussion of the conditions which things must satisfy in order that
idealism on such grounds was that of Bishop Berkeley. He proved
cannot be supposed to have an existence independent of us, but must
would not continue if there were no seeing or hearing or touching or
valid, even if some of his arguments were not so. But he went on to
.
On
wordlookup.net
All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
It uses material from the wikipedia.
