The defense of common sense in Berkeley's Three Dialogues is, first and foremost, a defense of the gardener's claim to know his cherry tree, a claim threatened by both Cartesian and Lockean philosophy. This defense depends on the esse is percipi thesis (EIP). EIP is not something the gardener believes; rather, it is a philosophical analysis of the rules he unreflectively follows in his use of the word ‘exists’. Uncovering these connections between Berkeley's epistemology and philosophy of language will clarify Berkeley's strategy for bringing his reader back to common sense and practical engagement in the ordinary affairs of life.

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伯克利的园丁如何知道他的樱桃树

在伯克利的三篇对话中为常识辩护首先是为园丁声称知道他的樱桃树的辩护辩护，这一主张受到笛卡尔哲学和洛克哲学的威胁。这种防御取决于 esse is percipi thesis (EIP)。EIP 不是园丁相信的东西；相反，这是对他在使用“存在”一词时不加思索地遵循的规则的哲学分析。揭示伯克利的认识论和语言哲学之间的这些联系将阐明伯克利将读者带回常识和实际参与日常生活事务的策略。