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A review by torts
Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous by George Berkeley
2.0
BERKELEY IS LAME.
I greatly prefer Descartes's meditations on first philosophy. Which isn't to say that I agreed with all of those meditations, but rather that I found the method being used to convince readers of the sincerity/validity of the arguments was more agreeable. There's something very confrontational about the way that Berkeley seems to confront the reader (via Hylas) with his views (via Philonous). Descartes is much friendlier (not so much in his objections/replies section, but still) in the way that he presents his armchair-type meditations. It's way more apparent that Berkeley has something to prove. Which isn't to say that Descartes didn't, but rather that the way that he communicated his arguments made the reader more inclined to follow/endorse his arguments. Berkeley is more like: "Hey, you're like Hylas in that you're kind of stupid and set in your ways and I'm going to confront you as Philonous and refute everything that you think you believe in by making you contradict yourself and then drawing conclusions from these paradoxes which don't really follow. Because I like being contrived. And pretentious."
I greatly prefer Descartes's meditations on first philosophy. Which isn't to say that I agreed with all of those meditations, but rather that I found the method being used to convince readers of the sincerity/validity of the arguments was more agreeable. There's something very confrontational about the way that Berkeley seems to confront the reader (via Hylas) with his views (via Philonous). Descartes is much friendlier (not so much in his objections/replies section, but still) in the way that he presents his armchair-type meditations. It's way more apparent that Berkeley has something to prove. Which isn't to say that Descartes didn't, but rather that the way that he communicated his arguments made the reader more inclined to follow/endorse his arguments. Berkeley is more like: "Hey, you're like Hylas in that you're kind of stupid and set in your ways and I'm going to confront you as Philonous and refute everything that you think you believe in by making you contradict yourself and then drawing conclusions from these paradoxes which don't really follow. Because I like being contrived. And pretentious."