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immaterialism : is the theory propounded by Bishop Berkeley in the 18th century which holds (very briefly) that there are no material objects, only minds and ideas in those minds. Berkeley summarized his theory with the motto "esse est percipi" ("To be is to be perceived"), but went on to elaborate it with God as the source of consensus reality and other particulars.
Today this theory is considered the first formulation of subjective idealism, a branch of idealism and a form of phenomenalism. Since it is not falsifiable, it is a theory not of science but of metaphysics. However, it should also be noted that the idea that objects exist independently of mind is not testable or provable, and hence is also non-scientific.
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