berkeleian

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   relating to George Berkeley or to his philosophy of subjective idealism

   The essay rejects the Berkeleian claim that physical objects consist only in ideas perceived by minds.

2. 2
   noun

   a follower or advocate of George Berkeley's philosophy

   A strict Berkeleian denies that matter exists independently of perception.

From Berkeley, the surname of Irish philosopher George Berkeley, + -an. The spelling Berkeleian is the traditional dictionary headword; Berkeleyan is an established variant. The term dates from the eighteenth century and refers to Berkeley's immaterialist idealism.

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