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Write a note on Berkley's refutation of materialism.
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George Berkeley’s refutation of materialism is grounded in his doctrine of immaterialism, which denies the existence of matter as an independent substance. According to materialism, physical objects exist independently of the mind and possess material substance. Berkeley challenges this assumption by arguing that what we call “matter” is nothing more than a collection of ideas perceived by the mind. His famous principle, “esse est percipi” (to be is to be perceived), captures the essence of his position. Berkeley begins by questioning the notion of abstract material substance. He argues that we never perceive matter itself; we only perceive qualities such as color, shape,
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