An idea, according to Berkeley, can only be
A) Like an external object.
B) Like another idea.
C) Material.
D) Self-contradictory.

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Berkeley's philosophy, known as immaterialism or idealism, posits that the only things that exist are minds and ideas within those minds. For Berkeley, an idea can only resemble other ideas, not material objects, because he argues that what we perceive as material objects are actually collections of ideas.

An Idea, According to Berkeley, Can Only Be