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How is it possible for George Berkeley to be a subjective idealist yet be considered one of the great
British Empiricists? How can you be both an Empiricist and idealist at the same time? Or, how can an
idealist be an Empiricist?

Answer 1

The two are not mutually exclusive.

Idealism is the position that only mental entities exist. As Berkeley says "To be is to be perceived." To put it another way, physical objects only exist insofar as they are perceived.

Empiricism is the position that any and all knowledge comes from experience and experience alone.

So for Berkeley, while physical entities only exist via perception, all knowledge can still come from experience without any fear of contradiction. To put it simply, our experiences do not depend upon an objective physical reality for them to be valid. I hope this helps.

By the way, the rest of these answers aren't exactly good.

Answer 2

I really don't know how to answer your question, other than to ask you another question: Is a person limited to only one definiton? And can different aspects of peoples lives be interpreted differently by different people? Maybe in some repects he was an empiricist and in others and idealist. Like the biologist who believes in god. They deal in a field that stemmed evolution, but at the same time, they believe in god. Are they evolutionist, or creationist? Well, both, in a sense. My point: a person does not have to be limited to one philosophical genera to define them.

Answer 3

Sorry but I do not know the name or the man but:
Positions in this system of things is not a choice but due to circumstance. Non have control over their destiny's for want of a better word. Destiny always makes people think of more random rather then perfection. Each are in their positions of power as placed there by the Supreme Consciousness that is God. For him to be an idealist has to be a good thing. God after all had the idear of making all things perfect. Now that's an ideal!

Answer 4

Critical questions, but Mr. Berkeley has always been known for his idealism rather than his staunch attitude as british empiricists. Its a kind of duel personality...but still acceptable as far as his studies are concerned, and his motto "to be is to be perceived". One should wish to see his philosophy with just one angle in mind. If you wish to see him as if you wish to study Locke and Hume, you need to concentrate only on his principle as british Empiricist. His idealogy is altogether a different dish to enjoy. I am sure you must have read about "Dr.Jeckyll & Mr.Hyde" story. Both were same person but their contribution to society ran on different path. There are many people whose aspects were akin to madness. One can be a demon for work, but a more disorganized worker one can ever witness. I have known a senior (and brilliant) fellow in my colony who would waste hours checking menus of the house cafeterias and the mileage and petrol consumption of the fleet of motor cars....while contrats for supply of jeeps for road construction programs invovling so many funds were bungled. He would spend many hours at conferences where nothing was ever done and then punish himself by keeping awake till the early hours of the morning - and punish others close to him by summoning them at odd fimes. But inspite all these oddities in his nature....he was known as the best leader and family person among others.

So point is...if its up to you to study George Berkeley, all you are to do to give justice to your thinking by studying his one aspect at one time....Hope this will help you for you deep studies.

Answer 5

It's a paradox. His ideal was to have to have no idealism, which automatically created an ideal (that of having no ideal). Crazy, huh?

Answer 6

i dont know but thats somthing 2 ask.....but im sry i dont know

Answer 7

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s_Dude actually reads
I'm flabbergasted.