immaterialism
noun
im·ma·te·ri·al·ism
ˌi-mə-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌli-zəm 
: a philosophical theory that material things have no reality except as mental perceptions
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As George Berkeley, the 18th-century philosopher of immaterialism, might have asked: What are windows without window shoppers to see them?
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Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2020
Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2020
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1713, in the meaning defined above
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“Immaterialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immaterialism. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.
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