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Immaterialism is the position that there are no material [[Substance (philosophy)|substances]]. Its most famous advocate was [[George Berkeley]].
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 [[The Principles of Human Knowledge]], claiming that the only substances were immaterial minds.

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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 The Principles of Human Knowledge, claiming that the only substances were immaterial minds.