immaterialism
Reality lacks substance
Immaterialism is the philosophical position that matter doesn't exist independently of perception—that reality consists fundamentally of minds and ideas rather than physical substance.
Most associated with George Berkeley, who argued that objects exist only as they are perceived: Berkeley's immaterialism holds that the tree in the quad exists because God perceives it.
The term contrasts with materialism, which holds that only physical matter is real.
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- idealismBelief in noble principles
- monismSingle-substance metaphysics
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
solipsism · dualism · phenomenon · transcendental · dialectic · mentalism · conceptualism · substance
Belief in noble principles
- solipsismOnly self surely exists
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
- monismSingle-substance metaphysics
- subjectivismBelief truth is personal
spiritualism · transcendentalism · empiricism · rationalism · existentialism · realism · objectivism · Platonism
Not made of matter
- nonphysicalNot of matter
- insubstantialLacking physical or material substance
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- bodilessLacking a physical form
formless · unembodied · disembodied · impalpable · imperceptible · weightless · substanceless · abstract
Innermost animating essence
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- mindSeat of consciousness
- afterlifeExistence beyond mortality
divinity · transcendence · enlightenment · karma · meditation · nirvana · reincarnation · salvation
Berkeley
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- idealismBelief in noble principles
- monismSingle-substance metaphysics
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
epistemology · solipsism · dualism · phenomenon · transcendental · dialectic · mentalism · conceptualism · substance · perception
idealism
Belief in noble principles
- solipsismOnly self surely exists
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
- monismSingle-substance metaphysics
subjectivism · spiritualism · transcendentalism · empiricism · rationalism · existentialism · realism · objectivism · Platonism · nominalism
incorporeal
Not made of matter
- nonphysicalNot of matter
- insubstantialLacking physical or material substance
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
bodiless · formless · unembodied · disembodied · impalpable · imperceptible · weightless · substanceless · abstract · mental
soul
Innermost animating essence
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- mindSeat of consciousness
afterlife · divinity · transcendence · enlightenment · karma · meditation · nirvana · reincarnation · salvation · faith
immaterialismmaterialism
Prioritizing goods over spirit
physicalism · naturalism · atomism · mechanism · empiricism