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Berkeleyism

[ burk-lee-iz-uhm; British bahrk-lee-iz-uhm ]

noun

  1. any philosophical system or doctrine derived from the views of Bishop Berkeley.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Berkeleyism1

1860–65; George Berkeley + -ism
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Example Sentences

Hume, the father of all the Empiricists, in giving logical effect to Berkeleyism, concluded that just as we know nothing of the outer world beyond sense impressions, so of the inner world of mind we know nothing beyond mental impressions.

The connexion of this philosophy of religion with what is sometimes called "Berkeleyism" has been mentioned above; I knew little of Berkeley at this time except by name; nor have I ever studied him.

The connection of this philosophy of religion with what is sometimes called "Berkeleyism" has been mentioned above; I knew little of Berkeley at this time except by name; nor have I ever studied him.

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