Philonous
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Philonous is the philosophical interlocutor in George Berkeley’s "Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous," articulating and defending Berkeley’s idealist views against materialism.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dialogue character
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Fictional character ⓘ Literary character ⓘ Philosophical interlocutor ⓘ |
| advocatesView |
Immaterialism
NERFINISHED
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Subjective idealism ⓘ The doctrine that existence is to be perceived (esse est percipi) ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | Lockean representationalism about perception ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
Immediate perception of ideas rather than external matter
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Incoherence of the notion of material substance ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosopher | George Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Hylas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debatesTopic |
Existence of external objects
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Nature of perception ⓘ Role of God in sustaining the world ⓘ Status of sensible qualities ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | Socratic-style questioning ⓘ |
| engagesWithCharacter | Hylas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | Early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Early 18th-century British empiricism ⓘ |
| influencesReceptionOf | Berkeley’s immaterialist philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
Didactic expositor of Berkeley’s philosophy
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Rational critic of common-sense materialist assumptions ⓘ |
| medium | Philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | Derived from Greek meaning "lover of mind" or "lover of intellect" ⓘ |
| opposesView |
Materialism
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Philosophical skepticism about the external world ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod |
Appeal to common sense reinterpreted immaterially
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Argument by reductio of materialist assumptions ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
Denial of mind-independent material substance
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God as the ultimate perceiver ⓘ Perceived objects are collections of ideas ⓘ Reality consists of minds and their ideas ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Empiricism
NERFINISHED
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Idealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
Defender of immaterialism
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Main interlocutor ⓘ Spokesperson for Berkeley’s views ⓘ |
| symbolizes | The immaterialist standpoint ⓘ |
| textualForm | Character speaking in first person ⓘ |
| usedAs | Vehicle for presenting arguments for immaterialism ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1713 (Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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