A world for us: the case for phenomenalistic idealism

A World for Us aims to refute physical realism and establish in its place a form of idealism. Physical realism, in the sense in which John Foster understands it, takes the physical world to be something whose existence is both logically independent of the human mind and metaphysically fundamental. Foster identifies a number of problems for this realist view, but his main objection is that it does not accord the world the requisite empirical immanence. The form of idealismthat he tries to establish in its place rejects the realist view in both its aspects. It takes the world to be something who

The problem of perception -- The inscrutability of intrinsic content -- Realism and phenomenalistic idealism -- The refutation of realism -- The challenge of nihilism -- The issue of objectivity