Depends which book
but, this being MGT, I'm guessing that it was an Improving Text.
( wynoh kills threads by his mere presence, Sun 17 May 2009, 0:19, archived)

Berkeley - Principles of Human Knowledge

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 17 May 2009, 0:23, archived)

Never heard of it, but it sounds good
what's the central thrust of the argument?
( wynoh kills threads by his mere presence, Sun 17 May 2009, 0:24, archived)

There's no such thing as material substance.

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 17 May 2009, 0:25, archived)

Right
is this physics, or philosophy?
( wynoh kills threads by his mere presence, Sun 17 May 2009, 0:25, archived)

Philosophy
1710
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 17 May 2009, 0:26, archived)

Thought so
how many points do you give it, out of ten?
( wynoh kills threads by his mere presence, Sun 17 May 2009, 0:28, archived)

It's a good 8, at least.
I find this sort of thing quite difficult to read, to be honest. Not because I find the arguments challenging so much as because it always gives me more ideas and my mind goes off on a tangent, and I suddenly find myself 5 pages further on without actually having consciously read any of it.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 17 May 2009, 0:32, archived)

I got that reading Generation Kill.

( JessAction Give me all your expensive brandy and hubcaps., Sun 17 May 2009, 0:34, archived)

I'd like to continue this one
can you let me know the ISBN, etc?
I miss this kind of discussion.
( wynoh kills threads by his mere presence, Sun 17 May 2009, 0:39, archived)

0-14-043293-0

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 17 May 2009, 0:43, archived)

Ta
I shall try to get hold of a copy.
( wynoh kills threads by his mere presence, Sun 17 May 2009, 0:49, archived)