This man made a distinction between ideas and notions, the latter of which are intuitive concepts known through introspection rather than sensory data.
This man made a distinction between ideas and notions, the latter of which are intuitive concepts known through introspection rather than sensory data. This man argued that since one cannot conceive of an object that has solidity and extension, but lacks such features as heat and color, one cannot uphold the distinction between (*) primary and secondary qualities. This man attempted to refute skepticism by arguing that there is no "matter" beyond the ideas presented to finite minds and created by the "Author of Nature." For 10 points, name this Irish Idealist who stated that "to be is to be perceived" in A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge.
This man made a distinction between ideas and notions, the latter of which are intuitive concepts known through introspection rather than sensory data.
George Berkeley