Deeper than Shallow Water?

Finally, someone to stand against Descartes' philosophical ideas...well when it contains to the truth of reality. Berkeley, who is everything opposite of Descartes, finds himself questioning the thoughts and and ideas of the "main" philosopher of his time that many people looked to for answers. Berkeley portrays Descartes' theories in question vs. what he (Berkeley) theorizes in the form of philosophy through dialogue. The first dialogue is a battle of wits between Philonous and Hylas. Philonous, meaning love of mind, can be considered as Berkeley's character in this conversation, and Hylas, meaning "matter," can be considered as Descartes' character in this conversation as well. Philonous tries to prove that everything Hylas thinks about reality is wrong. In the course of this dialogue, Philonous basically shows that Hylas is as deep as shallow waters.