text_original: Berkeley was contending that the existence of matter cannot be proved without perception, and Johnson believed himself to be giving a conclusive reply when he demonstrated that perception can testify to the existence of matter.
text_transcription: BERKELEY WAS CONTENDING THAT THE EXISTENCE OF MATTER CANNOT BE PROVED WITHOUT PERCEPTION AND JOHNSON BELIEVED HIMSELF TO BE GIVING A CONCLUSIVE REPLY WHEN HE DEMONSTRATED THAT PERCEPTION CAN TESTIFY TO THE EXISTENCE OF MATTER
phonemes: bˈɜːkli wʌz kəntˈɛndɪŋ ðætðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌv mˈæɾɚ kænˈɑːt biː pɹˈuːvd wɪðˌaʊt pɚsˈɛpʃən, ænd dʒˈɑːnsən bᵻlˈiːvd hɪmsˈɛlf təbi ɡˈɪvɪŋ ɐ kəŋklˈuːsɪv ɹᵻplˈaɪ wɛn hiː dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪɾᵻd ðæt pɚsˈɛpʃən kæn tˈɛstᵻfˌaɪ tə ðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌv mˈæɾɚ.