The Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous

The Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous, by George Berkeley, explore the nature of reality and perception. Hylas questions whether physical objects exist independently of our experience, while Philonous argues that they do not; instead, objects are perceptions in our mind guided by God. Berkeley contends that everything we know exists only through our senses and that material substance separate from perception has no basis. The dialogues challenge the idea of an external world existing independently and emphasize that perception, held consistently by God, constitutes reality.