Dialogue

  1 1|        wit, that there is no such thing as MATERIAL SUBSTANCE in
  2 1|       PHIL. That there is no such thing as what PHILOSOPHERS CALL
  3 1|          believe there is no such thing as MATTER?~PHIL. Softly,
  4 1|        than I who believe no such thing?~HYL. You may as soon persuade
  5 1|          be said to be a sensible thing, or perceived by the sense
  6 1|          by my touch I perceive a thing to be hot and heavy, I cannot
  7 1|           HEAT then is a sensible thing?~HYL. Certainly.~PHIL. Doth
  8 1|        mind?~HYL. To EXIST is one thing, and to be PERCEIVED is
  9 1|           And is any unperceiving thing capable of pain or pleasure?~
 10 1|        only say, there is no such thing as an intense real heat.~
 11 1|  absurdity to think that the same thing should be at the same time
 12 1|          exist in an unperceiving thing?~HYL. I cannot.~PHIL. Or,
 13 1|     itself; or (which is the same thing) between the sound we immediately
 14 1|           speak of MOTION as of a thing that is LOUD, SWEET, ACUTE,
 15 1|        obliged to repeat the same thing? I tell you, we do not.~
 16 1|      forth the real nature of the thing, or what it is in itself.
 17 1|         of real alteration in the thing itself, the colours of any
 18 1|      colours to the eye. The same thing happens upon viewing an
 19 1|         and that there is no such thing as colour really inhering
 20 1|        PHIL. Can one and the same thing be at the same time in itself
 21 1|        without some change in the thing itself?~HYL. I have.~PHIL.
 22 1|         belong to, any unthinking thing; but, whatever beside is
 23 1|         And is it not evident the thing supported is different from
 24 1|   supported is different from the thing supporting?~PHIL. So that
 25 1|           Answer me, Hylas. Can a thing be spread without extension?
 26 1|        from the extension of that thing under which it is spread?~
 27 1|       express in general the same thing with SUBSTANCE.~PHIL. Well
 28 1|         same.~PHIL. But, that one thing may stand under or support
 29 1|         you, Hylas, can you see a thing which is at the same time
 30 1|           to talk of CONCEIVING a thing which is UNCONCEIVED?~HYL.
 31 1|        any one corporeal sensible thing should exist otherwise than
 32 1|          By no means. The idea or thing which you immediately perceive,
 33 1|           PHIL. Howl Is there any thing perceived by sense which
 34 1|         is insensible? Can a real thing, in itself INVISIBLE, be
 35 1|          like a COLOUR; or a real thing, which is not AUDIBLE, be
 36 2|       BRAIN you mean any sensible thing.~HYL. What else think you
 37 2|        speak of, being a sensible thing, exists only in the mind.
 38 2|          suppose that one idea or thing existing in the mind occasions
 39 2|            therefore, to the same thing; and you have been all this
 40 2|           we all believe the same thing, what matter is it how we
 41 2|         must I inculcate the same thing? You allow the things immediately
 42 2|       CAUSE OF MY IDEAS. And this thing, whatever it be, I call
 43 2|   experience the use of some such thing, when you form ideas in
 44 2|     inactive, unthinking, unknown thing.~HYL. When we see ideas
 45 2|   perception that there is such a thing as MATTER.~PHIL. Either
 46 2| impossible there should be such a thing as matter in any of the
 47 2|          being able to conceive a thing is no argument against its
 48 2|       inferred the existence of a thing not immediately perceived;
 49 2|     against the existence of that thing, from his having no direct
 50 2|        believe the existence of a thing; where we have not even
 51 2|   frequent repetition of the same thing placed oft in the same,
 52 2|     challenge you to shew me that thing in nature which needs Matter
 53 2|           HYL. That, or any other thing perceived by the senses.~
 54 2|         to fix on some particular thing. Is it not a sufficient
 55 2|    assured of the reality of this thing, which I actually see in
 56 2|       supposing that some unknown thing, which I never did or can
 57 2|       invisible, that any visible thing, or, in general of anything
 58 2|       absolute impossibility of a thing, than the proving it impossible
 59 2|          sense.~PHIL. . When is a thing shewn to be impossible?~
 60 2|          sense; which is the same thing as none. You are not, therefore,
 61 2|      prove the impossibility of a thing, I desire you will let me
 62 3|          There is not that single thing in the world whereof we
 63 3|        the real nature of any one thing in the universe? I may indeed
 64 3|         to every, other corporeal thing. And, what is more, we are
 65 3|     impossible any REAL corporeal thing should exist in nature.~
 66 3|           their existence. That a thing should be really perceived
 67 3|           existence of a sensible thing from its being perceived.
 68 3|       that indivisible unextended thing which thinks, acts, and
 69 3|          deny there can be such a thing as material Substance, because
 70 3|       believe that any particular thing exists, without some reason
 71 3|          to say that a perceiving thing should be the subject of
 72 3|    subject of ideas, or an active thing the cause of them. It is
 73 3|            TO BE PERCEIVED is one thing, and TO EXIST is another.~
 74 3|           existence of a sensible thing consists in being perceivable,
 75 3|       tree, or any other sensible thing, implies a mind wherein
 76 3|          depriving you of any one thing that you perceive.~HYL.
 77 3|           being commonly used for THING, sounds something out of
 78 3|  existence of things, or know any thing of their real natures—though
 79 3|         more extravagant to say—a thing which is inert operates
 80 3|        mode or property, but as a thing perceived in that which
 81 3|         to put you in mind of one thing. Pray, Philonous, were you
 82 3|           things. We agree in the thing, but differ in the name.
 83 3|        can be plainer than that a thing which hath no ideas in itself
 84 3|      itself the most inexplicable thing in the world. And yet, for
 85 3|      Matter, if there was no such thing?~PHIL. That every epidemical
 86 3|       magnitude or figure: that a thing stupid, thoughtless, and
 87 3|   therefore, the true nature of a thing is discovered by the senses.
 88 3|         name, and consider as one thing. Hence it follows that when
 89 3|    examine, by my other senses, a thing I have seen, it is not in
 90 3|          ideas as united into one thing by the mind. And, indeed,
 91 3|          there should be any real thing in nature. The result of
 92 3|           no two can see the same thing? And is not this highly,
 93 3|     persons may perceive the same thing; or the same thing or idea
 94 3|           same thing; or the same thing or idea exist in different
 95 3|      before, SEVERAL SAW THE SAME THING, so they may, upon like
 96 3|      persons to perceive the same thing. But whether philosophers
 97 3|         shall think fit to CALL a thing the SAME or no, is, I conceive,
 98 3|            might call it the SAME thing: others, especially regarding
 99 3|          that no two see the same thing, makes equally against the
100 3|         said to perceive the same thing.~PHIL. And (not to mention
101 3|         ideas are united into one thing (or have one name given
102 3|     imagine impressions made on a thing void of all solidity? You
103 3|        God, or, which is the same thing, have an eternal existence
104 3|          For, allowing it to be a thing possible and conceivable
105 3|  supposition of Matter, that is a thing perfectly unknown and inconceivable,
106 3|        hath been looked upon as a thing so contrary to all reason,
107 3|          is not, perhaps, any one thing that hath more favoured
108 3|     MATTER is meant some sensible thing, whose existence consists