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  1. Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous
    George Berkeley
    Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous
    George Berkeley 1713

    Three conversations examine whether objects exist independently of the minds that perceive them. Water that feels warm to one hand and cold to another becomes a test of what senses reveal.

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