1. We should believe only what we perceive through our senses. (Basic)

2. Whatever we perceive is either an appearance or an idea. (Basic)

3. It is logically impossible to perceive something which is not an appearance or an idea.  (Basic)

4. If there were a physical, external world independent of any mind, it wouldn't be an appearance or an idea. (Basic)

5. If there were a physical, external world independent of any mind, we couldn't perceive it through our senses. (3,4)

C. We should not believe that there is a physical, external world independent of any mind. (1, 5)

Explain and Evaluate this argument. Then, explain your own position on the issue. How might someone object to your reasoning? How would you respond? Defend your view.

Side note: Explain it how the philosophers intended these arguments to be interpreted.