,*APT] #d ,IDEALISM #aiabaiab ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,B]TR& ,RUSSELL ,TEXT 3 ,*,A,P,T,] ,I,V ,I,D,E,A,L,I,S,M ,! WORD 'IDEALISM' IS US$ BY DIFF]5T PHILOSOPH]S 9 SOME:AT DIFF]5T S5SES4 ,WE %ALL UND]/& BY IT ! DOCTR9E ?AT :ATEV] EXI/S1 OR AT ANY RATE :ATEV] CAN BE KN[N TO EXI/1 MU/ BE 9 SOME S5SE M5TAL4 ,?IS DOCTR9E1 :I* IS V]Y WIDELY HELD AMONG PHILOSOPH]S1 HAS SEV]AL =MS1 & IS ADVOCAT$ ON SEV]AL DIFF]5T GR\NDS4 ,! DOCTR9E IS SO WIDELY HELD1 & SO 9T]E/+ 9 ITSELF1 ?AT EV5 ! BRIEFE/ SURVEY ( PHILOSOPHY MU/ GIVE SOME ACC\NT ( IT4 ,?OSE :O >E UNACCU/OM$ TO PHILOSOPHICAL SPECULATION MAY BE 9CL9$ TO DISMISS SU* A DOCTR9E AS OBVI\SLY ABSURD4 ,!RE IS NO D\BT ?AT COMMON S5SE REG>DS TABLES & *AIRS & ! SUN & MOON & MAT]IAL OBJECTS G5]ALLY AS SOME?+ RADICALLY DIFF]5T FROM M9DS & ! CONT5TS ( M9DS1 & AS HAV+ AN EXI/5CE :I* MID TO ?9K ( IT AS A M]E PRODUCT ( M5TAL ACTIVITY4 ,BUT :E!R TRUE OR FALSE1 IDEALISM IS NOT TO BE DISMISS$ AS OBVI\SLY ABSURD4 ,WE HAVE SE5 ?AT1 EV5 IF PHYSICAL OBJECTS DO HAVE AN 9DEP5D5T EXI/5CE1 !Y MUS DIFF] V]Y WIDELY FROM S5SE-DATA1 & CAN ONLY HAVE A CORRESPOND5CE ) S5SE-DATA1 9 ! SAME SORT ( WAY 9 :I* A CATALOG HAS A CORRESPOND5CE ) ! ?+S CATALOG$4 ,H5CE COMMON S5SE LEAVES US COMPLETELY 9 ! D>K AS TO ! TRUE 9TR9SIC NATURE ( PHYSICAL OBJECTS1 & IF !RE W]E GOOD REASON TO REG>D !M AS M5TAL1 WE C\LD NOT LEGITIMATELY REJECT ?IS OP9ION M]ELY BECAUSE IT /RIKES US AS /RANGE4 ,! TRU? AB\T PHYSICAL OBJECTS MU/ BE /RANGE4 ,IT MAY BE UNATTA9ABLE1 BUT IF ANY PHILOSOPH] BELIEVES ?AT HE HAS ATTA9$ IT1 ! FACT ?AT :AT HE (F]S AS ! TRU? IS /RANGE \E G5]ALLY GR\NDS D]IV$ FROM ! !ORY ( KN[L$GE1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 FROM A DISCUSSION ( ! CONDITIONS :I* ?+S MU/ SATISFY 9 ORD] ?AT WE MAY BE ABLE TO KN[ !M4 ,! FIR/ S]I\S ATTEMPT TO E/ABLI% IDEALISM ON SU* GR\NDS WAS ?AT ( ,BI%OP ,B]KELEY4 ,HE PROV$ FIR/1 BY >GUM5TS :I* W]E L>GELY VALID1 ?AT \R S5SE-DATA CANNOT BE SUPPOS$ TO HAVE AN EXI/5CE 9DEP5D5T ( US1 BUT MU/ BE1 9 P>T AT LEA/1 '9' ! M9D1 9 ! S5SE ?AT !IR EXI/5CE W\LD NOT CONT9UE IF !RE W]E NO SEE+ OR HE>+ OR T\*+ OR SMELL+ OR TA/+4 ,SO F>1 HIS CONT5TION WAS ALMO/ C]TA9LY VALID1 EV5 IF SOME ( HIS >GUM5TS W]E NOT SO4 ,BUT HE W5T ON TO >GUE ?AT S5SE-DATA W]E ! ONLY ?+S ( :OSE EXI/5CE \R P]CEPTIONS C\LD ASSURE US1 & ?AT TO BE KN[N IS TO BE '9' A M9D1 & !RE=E TO BE M5TAL4 ,H5CE HE CONCLUD$ ?AT NO?+ CAN EV] BE KN[N EXCEPT :AT IS 9 SOME M9D1 & ?AT :ATEV] IS KN[N )\T BE+ 9 MY M9D MU/ BE 9 SOME O!R M9D4 ,9 ORD] TO UND]/& HIS >GUM5T1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO UND]/& HIS USE ( ! WORD 'IDEA'4 ,HE GIVES ! NAME 'IDEA' TO ANY?+ :I* IS IMM$IATELY KN[N1 AS1 = EXAMPLE1 S5SE-DATA >E KN[N ,?US A P>TICUL> COLOR :I* WE SEE IS AN IDEA2 SO IS A VOICE :I* WE HE>1 & SO ON4 ,BUT ! T]M IS NOT :OLLY CONF9$ TO S5SE-DATA4 ,!RE WILL ALSO BE ?+S REMEMB]$ OR IMAG9$1 = ) SU* ?+S ALSO WE HAVE IMM$IATE ACQUA9TANCE AT ! MOM5T ( REMEMB]+ OR IMAG9+4 ,ALL SU* IMM$IATE DATA HE CALLS 'IDEAS'4 ,HE !N PROCE$S TO CONSID] COMMON OBJECTS1 SU* AS A TREE1 = 9/ANCE4 ,HE %[S ?AT ALL WE KN[ IMM$IATELY :5 WE 'P]CEIVE' ! TREE CONSI/S ( IDEAS 9 HIS S5SE ( ! WORD1 & HE >GUES ?AT !RE IS NOT ! SLI IT4 ,BUT ?IS CONT9U$ EXI/5CE1 HE SAYS1 IS DUE TO ! FACT ?AT ,GOD CONT9UES TO P]CEIVE IT2 ! 'REAL' TREE1 :I* CORRESPONDS TO :AT WE CALL$ ! PHYSICAL OBJECT1 CONSI/S ( IDEAS 9 ! M9D ( ,GOD1 IDEAS MORE OR LESS LIKE ?OSE WE HAVE :5 WE SEE ! TREE1 BUT DIFF]+ 9 ! FACT ?AT !Y >E P]MAN5T 9 ,GOD'S M9D SO LONG AS ! TREE CONT9UES TO EXI/4 ,ALL \R P]CEPTIONS1 ACCORD+ TO HIM1 CONSI/ 9 A P>TIAL P>TICIPATION 9 ,GOD'S P]CEPTIONS1 & IT IS BECAUSE ( ?IS P>TICIPATION ?AT DIFF]5T PEOPLE SEE MORE OR LESS ! SAME TREE4 ,?US AP>T FROM M9DS & !IR IDEAS !RE IS NO?+ 9 ! WORLD1 NOR IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT ANY?+ ELSE %\LD EV] BE KN[N1 S9CE :ATEV] IS KN[N IS NECESS>ILY AN IDEA4 ,!RE >E 9 ?IS >GUM5T A GOOD MANY FALLACIES :I* HAVE BE5 IMPORTANT 9 ! HI/ORY ( PHILOSOPHY1 & :I* IT WILL BE AS WELL TO BR+ TO LIE TOLD ?AT A TREE CONSI/S 5TIRELY ( IDEAS1 IT IS NATURAL TO SUPPOSE ?AT1 IF SO1 ! TREE MU/ BE 5TIRELY 9 M9DS4 ,BUT ! NOTION ( BE+ '9' ! M9D IS AMBIGU\S4 ,WE SPEAK ( BE>+ A P]SON 9 M9D1 NOT MEAN+ ?AT ! P]SON IS 9 \R M9DS1 BUT ?AT A ?\RANGE W5T CLEAN \T ( HIS M9D1 HE DOES NOT MEAN TO IMPLY ?AT ! BUS9ESS ITSELF WAS EV] 9 HIS M9D1 BUT ONLY ?AT A ?\DS CEAS$ TO BE 9 HIS M9D4 ,& SO :5 ,B]KELEY SAYS ?AT ! TREE MU/ BE 9 \R M9DS IF WE CAN KN[ IT1 ALL ?AT HE REALLY HAS A RIGUE ?AT ! TREE ITSELF MU/ BE 9 \R M9DS IS LIKE >GU+ ?AT A P]SON :OM WE BE> 9 M9D IS HIMSELF 9 \R M9DS4 ,?IS CONFUSION MAY SEEM TOO GROSS TO HAVE BE5 REALLY COMMITT$ BY ANY COMPET5T PHILOSOPH]1 BUT V>I\S ATT5DANT CIRCUM/ANCES R5D]$ IT POSSIBLE4 ,9 ORD] TO SEE H[ IT WAS POSSIBLE1 WE MU/ GO MORE DEEPLY 9TO ! QUE/ION AS TO ! NATURE ( IDEAS4 ,BE=E TAK+ UP ! G5]AL QUE/ION ( ! NATURE ( IDEAS1 WE MU/ DIS5TANGLE TWO 5TIRELY SEP>ATE QUE/IONS :I* >ISE CONC]N+ S5SE-DATA & PHYSICAL OBJECTS4 ,WE SAW ?AT1 = V>I\S REASONS ( DETAIL1 ,B]KELEY WAS RIGUM5T ( DETAIL AS TO ! DEP5D5CE ( S5SE-DATA UPON US >E USELESS4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y TO PROVE1 G5]ALLY1 ?AT BY BE+ KN[N1 ?+S >E %[N TO BE M5TAL4 ,?IS IS :AT ,B]KELEY BELIEVES HIMSELF TO HAVE DONE4 ,IT IS ?IS QUE/ION1 & NOT \R PREVI\S QUE/ION AS TO ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 S5SE-DATA & ! PHYSICAL OBJECT1 ?AT MU/ N[ CONC]N US4 ,TAK+ ! WORD 'IDEA' 9 ,B]KELEY'S S5SE1 !RE >E TWO QUITE DI/9CT ?+S TO BE CONSID]$ :5EV] AN IDEA IS BE=E ! M9D4 ,!RE IS ON ! ONE H& ! ?+ ( :I* WE >E AW>E -- SAY ! COLOR ( MY TABLE -- & ON ! O!R H& ! ACTUAL AW>5ESS ITSELF1 ! M5TAL ACT ( APPREH5D+ ! ?+4 ,! M5TAL ACT IS UND\BT$LY M5TAL1 BUT IS !RE ANY REASON TO SUPPOSE ?AT ! ?+ APPREH5D$ IS 9 ANY S5SE M5TAL8 ,\R PREVI\S >GUM5TS CONC]N+ ! COLOR DID NOT PROVE IT TO BE M5TAL2 !Y ONLY PROV$ ?AT ITS EXI/5CE DEP5DS UPON ! RELATION ( \R S5SE ORGANS TO ! PHYSICAL OBJECT -- 9 \R CASE1 ! TABLE4 ,?AT IS TO SAY1 !Y PROV$ ?AT A C]TA9 COLOR WILL EXI/1 9 A C]TA9 LIE ?9K+ ( ! ACT1 WE READILY ASS5T TO ! VIEW ?AT IDEAS MU/ BE 9 ! M9D4 ,!N1 =GETT+ ?AT ?IS WAS ONLY TRUE :5 IDEAS W]E TAK5 AS ACTS ( APPREH5SION1 WE TRANSF] ! PROPOSITION ?AT 'IDEAS >E 9 ! M9D' TO IDEAS 9 ! O!R S5SE1 I4E4 TO ! ?+S APPREH5D$ BY \R ACTS ( APPREH5SION4 ,?US1 BY AN UNCONSCI\S EQUIVOCATION1 WE >RIVE AT ! CONCLUSION ?AT :ATEV] WE CAN APPREH5D MU/ BE 9 \R M9DS4 ,?IS SEEMS TO BE ! TRUE ANALYSIS ( ,B]KELEY'S >GUM5T1 & ! ULTIMATE FALLACY UPON :I* IT RE/S4 ,?IS QUE/ION ( ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 ACT & OBJECT 9 \R APPREH5D+ ( ?+S IS VITALLY IMPORTANT1 S9CE \R :OLE P[] ( ACQUIR+ KN[L$GE IS B\ND UP ) IT4 ,! FACULTY ( BE+ ACQUA9T$ ) ?+S O!R ?AN ITSELF IS ! MA9 *>ACT]I/IC ( A M9D4 ,ACQUA9TANCE ) OBJECTS ESS5TIALLY CONSI/S 9 A RELATION BETWE5 ! M9D & SOME?+ O!R ?AN ! M9D2 IT IS ?IS ?AT CON/ITUTES ! M9D'S P[] ( KN[+ ?+S4 ,IF WE SAY ?AT ! ?+S KN[N MU/ BE 9 ! M9D1 WE >E EI!R UNDULY LIMIT+ ! M9D'S P[] ( KN[+1 OR WE >E UTT]+ A M]E TAUTOLOGY4 ,WE >E UTT]+ A M]E TAUTOLOGY IF WE MEAN BY '9 ! M9D' ! SAME AS BY 'BE=E ! M9D'1 I4E4 IF WE MEAN M]ELY BE+ APPREH5D$ BY ! M9D4 ,BUT IF WE MEAN ?IS1 WE %ALL HAVE TO ADMIT ?AT :AT1 9 ?IS S5SE1 IS 9 ! M9D1 MAY NEV]!LESS BE NOT M5TAL4 ,?US :5 WE REALIZE ! NATURE ( KN[L$GE1 ,B]KELEY'S >GUM5T IS SE5 TO BE WRONG 9 SUB/ANCE AS WELL AS 9 =M1 & HIS GR\NDS = SUPPOS+ ?AT 'IDEAS' -- I4E4 ! OBJECTS APPREH5D$ -- MU/ BE M5TAL1 >E F\ND TO HAVE NO VALIDITY :ATEV]4 ,H5CE HIS GR\NDS 9 FAVOR ( IDEALISM MAY BE DISMISS$4 ,IT REMA9S TO SEE :E!R !RE >E ANY O!R GR\NDS4 ,IT IS (T5 SAID1 AS ?\< IT W]E A SELF-EVID5T TRUISM1 ?AT WE CANNOT KN[ ?AT ANY?+ EXI/S :I* WE DO NOT KN[4 ,IT IS 9F]R$ ?AT :ATEV] CAN 9 ANY WAY BE RELEVANT TO \R EXP]I5CE MU/ BE AT LEA/ CAPABLE ( BE+ KN[N BY US2 :5CE IT FOLL[S ?AT IF MATT] W]E ESS5TIALLY SOME?+ ) :I* WE C\LD NOT BECOME ACQUA9T$1 MATT] W\LD BE SOME?+ :I* WE C\LD NOT KN[ TO EXI/1 & :I* C\LD HAVE = US NO IMPORTANCE :ATEV]4 ,IT IS G5]ALLY ALSO IMPLI$1 = REASONS :I* REMA9 OBSCURE1 ?AT :AT CAN HAVE NO IMPORTANCE = US CANNOT BE REAL1 & ?AT !RE=E MATT]1 IF IT IS NOT COMPOS$ ( M9DS OR ( M5TAL IDEAS1 IS IMPOSSIBLE & A M]E *IM]A4 ,TO GO 9TO ?IS >GUM5T FULLY AT \R PRES5T /AGE W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE1 S9CE IT RAISES PO9TS REQUIR+ A CONSID]ABLE PRELIM9>Y DISCUSSION2 BUT C]TA9 REASONS = REJECT+ ! >GUM5T MAY BE NOTIC$ AT ONCE4 ,TO BEG9 AT ! 5D3 !RE IS NO REASON :Y :AT CANNOT HAVE ANY PRACTICAL IMPORTANCE = US %\LD NOT BE REAL4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT1 IF !ORETICAL IMPORTANCE IS 9CLUD$1 EV]Y?+ REAL IS ( SOME IMPORTANCE TO US1 S9CE1 AS P]SONS DESIR\S ( KN[+ ! TRU? AB\T ! UNIV]SE1 WE HAVE SOME 9T]E/ 9 EV]Y?+ ?AT ! UNIV]SE CONTA9S4 ,BUT IF ?IS SORT ( 9T]E/ IS 9CLUD$1 IT IS NOT ! CASE ?AT MATT] HAS NO IMPORTANCE = US1 PROVID$ IT EXI/S EV5 IF WE CANNOT KN[ ?AT IT EXI/S4 ,WE CAN1 OBVI\SLY1 SUSPECT ?AT IT MAY EXI/1 & WOND] :E!R IT DOES2 H5CE IT IS CONNECT$ ) \R DESIRE = KN[L$GE1 & HAS ! IMPORTANCE ( EI!R SATISFY+ OR ?W>T+ ?IS DESIRE4 ,AGA91 IT IS BY NO MEANS A TRUISM1 & IS 9 FACT FALSE1 ?AT WE CANNOT KN[ ?AT ANY?+ EXI/S :I* WE DO NOT KN[4 ,! WORD 'KN[' IS H]E US$ 9 TWO DIFF]5T S5SES4 7#a7 ,9 ITS FIR/ USE IT IS APPLICABLE TO ! SORT ( KN[L$GE :I* IS OPPOS$ TO ]ROR1 ! S5SE 9 :I* :AT WE KN[ IS TRUE1 ! S5SE :I* APPLIES TO \R BELIEFS & CONVICTIONS1 I4E4 TO :AT >E CALL$ JUDGM5TS4 ,9 ?IS S5SE ( ! WORD WE KN[ ?AT SOME?+ IS ! CASE4 ,?IS SORT ( KN[L$GE MAY BE DESCRIB$ AS KN[L$GE ( TRU?S4 7#b7 ,9 ! SECOND USE ( ! WORD 'KN[' ABOVE1 ! WORD APPLIES TO \R KN[L$GE ( ?+S1 :I* WE MAY CALL ACQUA9TANCE4 ,?IS IS ! S5SE 9 :I* WE KN[ S5SE-DATA4 7,! DI/9CTION 9VOLV$ IS R\E NOT ACQUA9T$ EXI/S4' ,?IS IS BY NO MEANS A TRUISM1 BUT ON ! CONTR>Y A PALPABLE FALSEHOOD4 ,I HAVE NOT ! HONOR TO BE ACQUA9T$ ) ! ,EMP]OR ( ,*9A1 BUT ,I TRULY JUDGE ?AT HE EXI/S4 ,IT MAY BE SAID1 ( C\RSE1 ?AT ,I JUDGE ?IS BECAUSE ( O!R PEOPLE'S ACQUA9TANCE ) HIM4 ,?IS1 H[EV]1 W\LD BE AN IRRELEVANT RETORT1 S9CE1 IF ! PR9CIPLE W]E TRUE1 ,I C\LD NOT KN[ ?AT ANY ONE ELSE IS ACQUA9T$ ) HIM4 ,BUT FUR!R3 !RE IS NO REASON :Y ,I %\LD NOT KN[ ( ! EXI/5CE ( SOME?+ ) :I* NOBODY IS ACQUA9T$4 ,?IS PO9T IS IMPORTANT1 & DEM&S ELUCIDATION4 ,IF ,I AM ACQUA9T$ ) A ?+ :I* EXI/S1 MY ACQUA9TANCE GIVES ME ! KN[L$GE ?AT IT EXI/S4 ,BUT IT IS NOT TRUE ?AT1 CONV]SELY1 :5EV] ,I CAN KN[ ?AT A ?+ ( A C]TA9 SORT EXI/S1 ,I OR SOME ONE ELSE MU/ BE ACQUA9T$ ) ! ?+4 ,:AT HAPP5S1 9 CASES :]E ,I HAVE TRUE JUDGM5T )\T ACQUA9TANCE1 IS ?AT ! ?+ IS KN[N TO ME BY DESCRIPTION1 & ?AT1 9 VIRTUE ( SOME G5]AL PR9CIPLE1 ! EXI/5CE ( A ?+ ANSW]+ TO ?IS DESCRIPTION CAN BE 9F]R$ FROM ! EXI/5CE ( SOME?+ ) :I* ,I AM ACQUA9T$4 ,9 ORD] TO UND]/& ?IS PO9T FULLY1 IT WILL BE WELL FIR/ TO DEAL ) ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 KN[L$GE BY ACQUA9TANCE & KN[L$GE BY DESCRIPTION1 & !N TO CONSID] :AT KN[L$GE ( G5]AL PR9CIPLES1 IF ANY1 HAS ! SAME K9D ( C]TA9TY AS \R KN[L$GE ( ! EXI/5CE ( \R [N EXP]I5CES4 ,!SE SUBJECTS WILL BE DEALT ) 9 ! FOLL[+ *APT]S4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #aiaa 3 ,*APT] #d -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,JANU>Y #a#f1 #bb 3 ,*APT] #d -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/