PHL105Y5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Hylas, Hypokeimenon
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Reading guide for first dialogue of george berkeley"s three dialogues between hylas and. The characters: philonous represents berkeley"s own point of view. Hylas represents various points of view opposed to berkeley, whether they be ordinary folks who have been deluded by philosophers, or philosophers who have rejected berkeley"s theory: hylas accuses philonous of being a skeptic. Hylas makes this accusation because philonous declares that there is no such thing as material substance, or matter. Since hylas assumes that only material things are real, he thinks that anyone who denies that there is matter denies the real existence of sensible things, i. e. , the objects we perceive with our senses. Philonous, in turn, accuses hylas of being a skeptic. Since philonous believes that there is no matter, he thinks that anyone who believes that only matter is real denies the existence of the objects that we perceive with our senses.
