The Problems of Philosophy, by Bertrand Russell, Part 2
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The Nature of Ideas
We must disentangle two entirely separate questions, which arise concerning sense data and physical objects. To argue that the tree itself must be in our minds is like arguing that a person whom we bear in mind is himself in our minds. Only either would have been called an idea by Barkley. There are two quite distinct things to be considered whenever an idea is before the mind.
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