Critique of Empiricism: Berkeley and Hume's Perspectives

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All-perceiver

Concept of God as ultimate observer.

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Human Agreement

Consensus on existence of matter and reality.

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Indirect Realism

Perception mediated by a conceptual framework.

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Treatise concerning the principles of human understanding

Berkeley's 1710 work on human perception.

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Sensible Qualities

Ideas perceived through the senses.

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Physical Objects

Exist as collections of sensible qualities.

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Nominalism

Only particular things are real, no universals.

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Annihilation and Creation

Objects constantly cease and re-emerge.

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Extension in Mind

Concept that mind itself must be extended.

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Realism

Philosophical stance on existence outside the mind.

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Direct Realism

Perception of objects as they are through senses.

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Berkeley

Empiricist philosopher known for idealism.

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Esse est percipi

Latin for 'To be, is to be perceived'.

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Idealism

Only minds and ideas exist in reality.

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David Hume

Empiricist philosopher focused on memory and impressions.

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Impression

Immediate perception that influences the mind.

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Idea

Past impressions that are less vivid.

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Design Argument

Order in the world implies a designer.

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Natural Causes

Processes that explain phenomena in nature.

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Memory

Recollection of past experiences and sensations.

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Pain Memory

Recalling pain without current sensation.

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Prejudice on Matter

Bias against the existence of physical reality.

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Skepticism

Doubt about the certainty of knowledge.

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Principles of Association

Rules explaining how ideas connect in the mind.

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Resemblance

Similarity between different types of things.

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Contiguity

Grouping of ideas based on proximity in time or space.

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