For no one's authority ought to rank so high as to set a value on his words and terms even though nothing clear and determinate lies behind them. - George Berkeley

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For no one's authority ought to rank so high as to set a value on his words and terms even though nothing clear and determinate lies behind them.

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About George Berkeley

George Berkeley (12 March 1685 – 14 January 1753), also known as Bishop Berkeley, was an influential Irish philosopher whose primary philosophical achievement is the advancement of a theory he called "immaterialism" (later referred to as "subjective idealism" by others).

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Alternative Names: Bishop Berkeley Bishop George Berkeley
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