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Why does Berkeley claim immaterialism DEFEATS scepticism rather than deepening it?
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Reconstruct Berkeley's case that Locke's primary/secondary quality distinction collapses, and explain how, having denied matter, Berkeley still preserves a real, shared, orderly world. Does immaterialism defeat scepticism or deepen it?
What to cover: Show how Berkeley turns Locke's own arguments (perceiver-variation and inseparability) against the primary qualities, then explain the role of God in sustaining the world of ideas. Take a reasoned stand on the scepticism question.
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