Fichte opposed it to dogmatism and created a version of it based upon the transcendental ego.
Josiah Royce developed a "pragmatic" or "voluntaristic" variety of this philosophical theory which appealed to a collection of persons infusing the world with purpose. Fichte opposed it to dogmatism and created a version of it based upon the transcendental ego. Plato's theory of the Forms is an ancient example of it, while Hegel created an "Absolute" version of it. It is stated as "esse est percipi" or "to be is to be perceived" in its most famous formulation, by George Berkeley.  For 10 points - identify this philosophical theory, opposed to materialism, which contends that the external world is dependent on the mind.
Josiah Royce developed a "pragmatic" or "voluntaristic" variety of this philosophical theory which appealed to a collection of persons infusing the world with purpose.
idealism