George Berkeley

argues that Locke's view encourages skepticism

what does Berkeley argue that Locke said?

idealist

Berkeley is a ______ while Locke is a realist

the idea of matter as a sensible object outside our mind is self-contradictory: still empiricist all objects are ideas in some mind perceiving ideas not matter

what does Berkeley claim?

God is thinking of it

why can an object we are not thinking of continue to exist?

hands-in-the-tub

both locke and Berkeley use the ______ __________ example

a hot hand and a cold hand are placed simultaneously in warm water, giving sensations of cool and warm

what is the hands-in-the-tub example?

the same water cannot be both cool and not cool at the same time, so heat is only in the mind

what does Berkeley say about the tube example?

the hot hand has fast-moving particles, the cold hand has slow-moving particles, and when placed in a tub, the particles in the hot hand slow down, while the particles in the cold hand speed up

what does locke say about the tube example?