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Immaterialism is the position that there are no material [[Substance (philosophy)|substances]]. It is a form of the philosophical theory known as [[idealism]]. Its most famous advocate was [[George Berkeley]], an 18th century Irish philosopher who defended it in works such as [[ | '''Immaterialism''' is the position that there are no material [[Substance (philosophy)|substances]]. It is a form of the philosophical theory known as [[idealism]]. Its most famous advocate was [[George Berkeley]], an 18th century Irish philosopher who defended it in works such as ''[[A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge]]'', claiming that the only substances were immaterial <ref>George Berkeley (1710)[minds.http://philosophy.eserver.org/berkeley.html 'A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge']</ref>/. | ||
Immaterialism is sometimes misunderstood as the position that ordinary objects like trees and stones do not exist. For example, on hearing of Berkeley's theory, [[Samuel Johnson]] famously kicked a stone and remarked: "I refute it thus!" `However, Berkeley did not deny that objects like stones existed, but merely denied that they were substances, suggesting instead that they were collections of [[Idea (philosophy)|ideas]]. | Immaterialism is sometimes misunderstood as the position that ordinary objects like trees and stones do not exist. For example, on hearing of Berkeley's theory, [[Samuel Johnson]] famously kicked a stone and remarked: "I refute it thus!" `However, Berkeley did not deny that objects like stones existed, but merely denied that they were substances, suggesting instead that they were collections of [[Idea (philosophy)|ideas]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:00, 31 August 2024
Immaterialism is the position that there are no material substances. It is a form of the philosophical theory known as idealism. Its most famous advocate was George Berkeley, an 18th century Irish philosopher who defended it in works such as A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, claiming that the only substances were immaterial [1]/.
Immaterialism is sometimes misunderstood as the position that ordinary objects like trees and stones do not exist. For example, on hearing of Berkeley's theory, Samuel Johnson famously kicked a stone and remarked: "I refute it thus!" `However, Berkeley did not deny that objects like stones existed, but merely denied that they were substances, suggesting instead that they were collections of ideas.
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- ↑ George Berkeley (1710)[minds.http://philosophy.eserver.org/berkeley.html 'A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge']