Critique of Empiricism: Berkeley and Hume's Perspectives

All-perceiver

Concept of God as ultimate observer.

Human Agreement

Consensus on existence of matter and reality.

Indirect Realism

Perception mediated by a conceptual framework.

Treatise concerning the principles of human understanding

Berkeley's 1710 work on human perception.

Sensible Qualities

Ideas perceived through the senses.

Physical Objects

Exist as collections of sensible qualities.

Nominalism

Only particular things are real, no universals.

Annihilation and Creation

Objects constantly cease and re-emerge.

Extension in Mind

Concept that mind itself must be extended.

Realism

Philosophical stance on existence outside the mind.

Direct Realism

Perception of objects as they are through senses.

Berkeley

Empiricist philosopher known for idealism.

Esse est percipi

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

Idealism

Only minds and ideas exist in reality.

David Hume

Empiricist philosopher focused on memory and impressions.

Impression

Immediate perception that influences the mind.

Idea

Past impressions that are less vivid.

Design Argument

Order in the world implies a designer.

Natural Causes

Processes that explain phenomena in nature.

Memory

Recollection of past experiences and sensations.

Pain Memory

Recalling pain without current sensation.

Prejudice on Matter

Bias against the existence of physical reality.

Skepticism

Doubt about the certainty of knowledge.

Principles of Association

Rules explaining how ideas connect in the mind.

Resemblance

Similarity between different types of things.

Contiguity

Grouping of ideas based on proximity in time or space.