George Berkeley -Philonous Argues That Objects of the Senses,i.e.,combinations of Ideas,cannot Exist

question 45

Multiple Choice

George Berkeley
-Philonous argues that objects of the senses,i.e.,combinations of ideas,cannot exist without a mind perceiving them because

• A)senses do not exist in objects,but in the mind,thus,the objects exist in the perception of them.
• B)objects are an illusion created by our minds,so if we cease to perceive them,they cease to exist.
• C)nothing is knowable about the world except what we see.
• D)ideas and combinations of ideas are created in the mind from objects in the world,and while objects in the world exist without a mind,ideas cannot.

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