Though far from a complete refutation, this was the first strong statement by analytic philosophy against its idealist predecessors, or at any rate against the type of idealism represented by Berkeley.
Deși departe de o respingere completă, aceasta a fost prima expunere solidă de filozofie analitică împotriva predecesorilor idealiști sau, în orice caz, împotriva tipului de idealism reprezentat de Berkeley.