Question
David Stove called this argument "The Worst Argument in the World", generalizing it to a form he dubbed "The Gem." For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this argument. Andre Gallois coined the name for this argument, which argues that mind-independent objects cannot exist because it is impossible to conceive of them.
ANSWER: the master argument
[10e] The master argument was formulated by this thinker, who stated that "to be is to be perceived."
ANSWER: George Berkeley
[10m] After being asked about Berkley's idealism, this man kicked a rock and said "I refute it thus." He also wrote Lives of the Most Eminent English poets.
ANSWER: Samuel Johnson
<Nathan Zhang , Philosophy - Mixed/Any>
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| Missouri B | Asia A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Illinois Blue | New Jersey B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |