I can't remeber the finer details of Berkeley's argument, but I really don't see his point.
Most likely the world exists as we perceive it. In this case he is just wrong.
In case that the world does not exist, but is just an illusion of some sort, then what? If noone else exists, theres no point in telling them? Let alone spend time on writing a book about it?
You might as well entertain the idea that the world just is. Maybe the illusion will be removed from your eyes and you will see the real reality later on, but discussing it here makes no sense at all to me.
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I can't remeber the finer details of Berkeley's argument, but I really don't see his point.
Most likely the world exists as we perceive it. In this case he is just wrong.
In case that the world does not exist, but is just an illusion of some sort, then what? If noone else exists, theres no point in telling them? Let alone spend time on writing a book about it?
You might as well entertain the idea that the world just is. Maybe the illusion will be removed from your eyes and you will see the real reality later on, but discussing it here makes no sense at all to me.