This philosopher rejected the distinction between primary and secondary qualities on the grounds that an object cannot have the former without the latter.
This philosopher rejected the distinction between primary and secondary qualities on the grounds that an object cannot have the former without the latter. He rejected the proposals of Descartes and others regarding the use of natural geometry and comparison with past observations, instead suggesting that a customary connection with kinesthetic sensation explained the perception of distance in his Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision. This philosopher derided fluxions as the "ghosts of departed quantities" in his critique of calculus titled The Analyst. For 10 points, name this British Idealist who believed that "esse est percipi" and wrote Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous.
This philosopher rejected the distinction between primary and secondary qualities on the grounds that an object cannot have the former without the latter.
George {Berkeley}