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Philosophy · 19 min

Principles Of Human Knowledge

By George Berkeley

George Berkeley's radical philosophy argues that the world we experience exists solely as ideas in our minds, challenging the very notion of a material reality.

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“George Berkeley's radical philosophy argues that the world we experience exists solely as ideas in our minds, challenging the very notion of a material reality.”

— George Berkeley, Principles Of Human Knowledge

What it is about

Immaterialism, Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Perception

Who it is for

If you've ever questioned the fundamental nature of reality, or how your perceptions shape the world, this will feel familiar a profound shift in understanding.

The author

George Berkeley, an 18th-century Irish philosopher, challenged the prevailing materialist views of his time by proposing a radical idealism that continues to provoke thought about the nature of existence and perception.

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George Berkeley

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