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Ideas for 'fragments/reports', ''Ostrich Nominalism' or 'Mirage Realism'?' and 'The Principles of Human Knowledge'

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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism

18876	Berkeley does believe in trees, but is confused about what trees are [Berkeley, by Cameron]
	Full Idea: I think that we should consider Berkeley as believing in trees; we should simply claim that he has false beliefs about what trees are.
	From: report of George Berkeley (The Principles of Human Knowledge [1710]) by Ross P. Cameron - Truthmakers, Realism and Ontology 'Realism'
	A reaction: I can be realist about spots before my eyes, or a ringing in my ears, but be (quite sensibly) unsure about what they are, so Cameron's suggestion sounds plausible.