Others indeed may talk, and write, and fight about liberty, and make an outward pretence to it but the free-thinker alone is truly free.
George BerkeleyRead
All the choir of heaven and furniture of earth - in a word, all those bodies which compose the frame of the world - have not any subsistence without a mind.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote suggests that reality and existence are dependent on consciousness and perception.
George Berkeley's quote highlights the philosophical idea that objects and the world around us do not have an existence independent of our perception. He argues that it is the mind that gives meaning and substance to the physical world, suggesting that reality is fundamentally tied to our consciousness and understanding.
Themes
RealityPerceptionExistenceMindPhilosophy
In practice
Example use cases
In a philosophy class discussing the nature of reality and existence.
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