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solipsism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory |
Examples of solipsism
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I think the top candidate that comes closest to approximating a god is solipsism.
From the economist.com
I've long used the image as an efficient and emphatic corrective for solipsism.
From the nytimes.com
Heller's review is not the first to attack Rushdie's memoir for its solipsism.
From the guardian.co.uk
In her mind, that's selflessness, but to others it can appear more like solipsism.
From the guardian.co.uk
Here Guare hilariously captures the irate solipsism of overprivileged adolescence.
From the time.com
In the history of philosophy, solipsism has also served as a skeptical hypothesis.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Despite such exercises in extended solipsism, the defeat could not be hidden.
From the time.com
But her prose is an exercise in soppy solipsism, and I find it singularly unreadable.
From the guardian.co.uk
Anna is one such casualty, and she imagines herself, in the solipsism of grief, alone.
From the time.com
- (philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist
- Solipsism is the philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist. Solipsism is an epistemological or ontological position that knowledge of anything outside one's own specific mind is unjustified. The external world and other minds cannot be known and might not exist. ...
- The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified; The theory or view that the self is the only reality; Self-absorption, an unawareness of the views or needs of others
- (solipsistic) of, relating to, or being disposed to solipsism
- The notion that it is impossible ever to know another person, so why bother? This ends up in an absolute egotism a refusal to acknowledge the needs or even existence of others.
- Belief that only I myself and my own experiences are real, while anything else a physical object or another person is nothing more than an object of my consciousness. ...
- I alone exist because I cannot know a world beyond myself and my ideas. This view leads to the Egocentric Predicament
- A form of SCEPTICISM. Solipsism is the belief that nothing exists except my mind and the creations of my mind.
- The theory that one cannot know anything other than his or her own thoughts, feelings, or perceptions; therefore, other people and the real world must be projections of one's own mind with no existence in and of themselves. See also egocentric predicament.
