Talk:Subjective idealism
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[edit] Classic Idealism
I'm pretty sure the proper term for Berkeley's philosophy is "classic idealism," not "subjective idealism." Berkeley would object to his philosophy being termed "subjective," as he holds strongly to a belief that the physical world does have an objective existence, he just claims that that existence is dependent on God. --kpearce 07:45, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
No, almost all philosophers use the term 'subjective idealism' when discussing Berkeley's metaphysics. It seems that the term subjective is being used in a different context then that of 'being open to interpretation'. Perhaps it is 'subjective' because objective reality depends on a relation of ideas formed by a subject? With that subject being God?--Laplace's Demon 06:00, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
