Berkeley's Immaterialism or 'idealism' can be examined by first looking at his aims in creating this theory of metaphysics, then by proceeding through the arguments, and finally finding and investigating any problems that may arise. The primary aim of Berkley is to discover a way in which metaphysics can be explained in such a way as to be consistent with the views of a 'plain man'. The main way in which he does this is to deny the idea of 'abstraction', which he feels is distasteful to the 'plain man'. In doing so, however, Berkeley's immaterialism creates a world that is arguably very different to the ordinary, 'vulgar' views of the 'plain man'. The result of immaterialism is that the idea of 'matter' and the external physical world is denied, and our entire worldly experience exists only within our mind. Also, the most famous result of Berkeley's philosophy is the conclusion that 'to be is to be perceived'. The way in which Berkley arrives at this is shown below, and any problems......
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