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George Berkeley
A treatise concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge

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1 Pre, Int, 6 | But the unravelling this matter leads me in some measure 2 Text, 0, 9 | substance which they call Matter. By Matter, therefore, we 3 Text, 0, 9 | which they call Matter. By Matter, therefore, we are to understand 4 Text, 0, 9 | notion of what is called Matter or corporeal substance, 5 Text, 0, 10 | the minute particles of matter. This they take for an undoubted 6 Text, 0, 11 | indeterminate description of Matter or corporeal substance, 7 Text, 0, 14 | to have no existence in Matter, or without the mind, the 8 Text, 0, 14 | of qualities existing in Matter, because to the same eye 9 Text, 0, 16 | is a mode or accident of Matter, and that Matter is the 10 Text, 0, 16 | accident of Matter, and that Matter is the substratum that supports 11 Text, 0, 16 | explain to me what is meant by Matter's supporting extension. 12 Text, 0, 16 | Say you, I have no idea of Matter and therefore cannot explain 13 Text, 0, 16 | have a relative idea of Matter; though you know not what 14 Text, 0, 18 | since the very patrons of Matter themselves do not pretend 15 Text, 0, 19 | reason why we should suppose Matter or corporeal substances, 16 Text, 0, 21 | against the existence of Matter after what has been said, 17 Text, 0, 35 | which philosophers call Matter or corporeal substance. 18 Text, 0, 46 | acknowledge the existence of Matter, and that the whole mundane 19 Text, 0, 47 | we allow the existence of Matter or corporeal substance, 20 Text, 0, 47 | following sections, that the Matter philosophers contend for 21 Text, 0, 47 | infinite divisibility of Matter is now universally allowed, 22 Text, 0, 47 | parts in each particle of Matter which are not perceived 23 Text, 0, 47 | should grant the existence of Matter to be never so certain, 24 Text, 0, 47 | exists without the mind. Matter, I say, and each particle 25 Text, 0, 50 | many things explained by matter and motion; take away these 26 Text, 0, 50 | that corporeal substance or Matter doth really exist. To this 27 Text, 0, 50 | and such ideas. But how Matter should operate on a Spirit, 28 Text, 0, 50 | evident there can be no use of Matter in natural philosophy. Besides, 29 Text, 0, 53 | philosophers, who though they allow Matter to exist, yet will have 30 Text, 0, 54 | invincible argument in behalf of Matter, or the existence of external 31 Text, 0, 54 | believe the existence of Matter or things without the mind. 32 Text, 0, 54 | be said to believe that Matter exists, that is, they act 33 Text, 0, 64 | 64. To set this matter in a yet clearer light, 34 Text, 0, 67 | as philosophers describe Matter - yet, if any man shall 35 Text, 0, 67 | leave out of his idea of matter the positive ideas of extension, 36 Text, 0, 67 | doth not appear but that Matter taken in this sense may 37 Text, 0, 68 | that is here given us of matter. It neither acts, nor perceives, 38 Text, 0, 69 | But when it is applied to Matter as above described, it can 39 Text, 0, 69 | neither of those senses; for Matter is said to be passive and 40 Text, 0, 69 | can be meant by calling matter an occasion? The term is 41 Text, 0, 70 | You will Perhaps say that Matter, though it be not perceived 42 Text, 0, 70 | and distinct parcels of Matter, corresponding to our ideas, 43 Text, 0, 71 | observe that, as the notion of Matter is here stated, the question 44 Text, 0, 71 | them. But, this notion of Matter seems too extravagant to 45 Text, 0, 72 | as for inert, senseless Matter, nothing that I perceive 46 Text, 0, 73 | to suppose the being of Matter; nay, that it is utterly 47 Text, 0, 74 | materialists themselves that Matter was thought of only for 48 Text, 0, 75 | to secure the belief of Matter, though, when reason forsakes 49 Text, 0, 76 | may be called by the name Matter, I shall not dispute. But, 50 Text, 0, 77 | what you mean by the word Matter be only the unknown support 51 Text, 0, 77 | unknown qualities, it is no matter whether there is such a 52 Text, 0, 79 | believe the existence of Matter? what if I cannot assign 53 Text, 0, 79 | contradiction to say that Matter exists, and that this Matter 54 Text, 0, 79 | Matter exists, and that this Matter is in general a substance, 55 Text, 0, 80 | Substance, and stand to it that Matter is an unknown somewhat - 56 Text, 0, 80 | positive or relative notion of Matter, hath no place at all, so 57 Text, 0, 80 | this negative definition of Matter is adhered to. I answer, 58 Text, 0, 80 | seem good, use the word "Matter" in the same sense as other 59 Text, 0, 82 | either what philosophers call Matter, or the existence of objects 60 Text, 0, 85 | substance can think," "whether Matter be infinitely divisible," 61 Text, 0, 85 | depending on the existence of Matter, they have no longer any 62 Text, 0, 91 | substance which they call Matter, to which they attribute 63 Text, 0, 92 | have shewn the doctrine of Matter or corporeal substance to 64 Text, 0, 92 | been thought to conceive Matter produced out of nothing, 65 Text, 0, 92 | being of a God, have thought Matter to be uncreated and co-eternal 66 Text, 0, 93 | great a stress on unthinking Matter, and all of them use so 67 Text, 0, 94 | 94. The existence of Matter, or bodies unperceived, 68 Text, 0, 96 | 96. Matter being once expelled out 69 Text, 0, 120| becomes when considered as a matter of mere speculation.~ 70 Text, 0, 128| which, if we examine the matter thoroughly, we shall perhaps 71 Text, 0, 133| to religion. Particularly Matter, or the absolute existence 72 Text, 0, 133| arise; if the supposition of Matter is barely precarious, as 73 Text, 0, 133| withal the removal of this Matter be not attended with the 74 Text, 0, 133| hypothesis, and the existence of Matter had been allowed possible,


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