(Latin, to be is to be perceived) The fundamental tenet of the subjective idealism of Berkeley.
esse est percipi
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 | The Principles of Human Knowledge |
| George Berkeley (English-Irish philosopher & theologian) |
| Max Velmans |
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- The Principles of Human Knowledge
- George Berkeley (English-Irish philosopher & theologian)
- Max Velmans
- Immaterialism
