Short essay on dualism, idealism, & materialism as concerns Q: What is a table?

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But my concern is what is the "stuff" of a table -- does it exist independently of my experience?

By the same token you could ask if anything exists outside your experience. How do you know that the world does move on when you're not looking? Maybe it only loads whereever you are to give you the impression of existing. Is red the same red as you believe to see?

If you are out to open that can of wirms, the questions are endless.