Berkeley School

The Berkeley School refers to a philosophical approach developed at the University of California, Berkeley, primarily associated with Bishop George Berkeley. It emphasizes immaterialism—the idea that only minds and perceptions exist—challenging the existence of material substance independent of perception. According to this view, objects do not exist outside of being perceived by a mind, and God's perception sustains the existence of everything. This perspective shifts the focus from physical reality to the importance of perception and consciousness in shaping our understanding of existence, highlighting the role of perception in experience and knowledge.