Idealism and materialism are two contrary doctrines in philosophy. The idealism view contends there are no physical objects that exist outside the mind unless the mind is conscious of the physical object. Idealism believes everything takes place entirely in the mind and nothing exists outside of the mind.Whereas the materialistic view is that only material things exist. Materialism ascribes that material things are not dependent on the mind to exist which is in direct opposition to idealism. The materialist doctrine, therefore, asserts matter is the ultimate reality. Bishop George Berkeley was associated with the theory of idealism in that he theorized the existence of the physical world is only experienced in the mind. He believed the basic
