solipsism
Philosophy. the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist.
extreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one's feelings, desires, etc.; egoistic self-absorption.
Origin of solipsism
1Other words from solipsism
- sol·ip·sis·mal, adjective
- sol·ip·sist, noun, adjective
- sol·ip·sis·tic [sol-ip-sis-tik], /ˌsɒl ɪpˈsɪs tɪk/, adjective
Words that may be confused with solipsism
- solecism, solipsism
Words Nearby solipsism
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How to use solipsism in a sentence
I recognize the solipsism and selfishness in this, but also the act of self-preservation that it represents.
How I Escaped My Troubles Through Science - Issue 104: Harmony | Subodh Patil | August 25, 2021 | NautilusFor one, the personal nature of some of the songs should not be taken as a retreat from the body politic into solipsism.
Sleaford Mods gets introspective, but don’t think they’ve gone soft | Zachary Lipez | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostThey are based on the solipsism of influential people who are scandalized only by injustices that they experience personally.
Meghan McCain learned about the need for maternity leave the hard way. Nobody should have to. | Monica Hesse | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostAt the very same time, he has to paint a picture of the near-apocalyptic consequences of right-wing solipsism.
But in the age of the iPod, where solipsism has been made sophisticated, they are more right than anyone ever imagined.
Of course, when an entire throng is trying to rise above itself, an epidemic of free-form vulgarity and solipsism ensues.
The Democrats had better start learning what Ayn Rand knew, despite her foolish solipsism.
Thus idealists are wedded to solipsism irrevocably; and it is a happy marriage, only the name of the lady has to be changed.
Winds Of Doctrine | George SantayanaI realize now that I may have been falling into the trap of solipsism, “who watches the quad,” et cetera, type of thing.
On Handling the Data | M. I. MayfieldWhy not admit solipsism and be true to the transcendental method?
Character and Opinion in the United States | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)This theory is also called Subjective Idealism or solipsism.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousThe philosophic system becomes a solipsism, a pure lyric expression of the appetites of human nature.
Creative Intelligence | John Dewey, Addison W. Moore, Harold Chapman Brown, George H. Mead, Boyd H. Bode, Henry Waldgrave, Stuart James, Hayden Tufts, Horace M. Kallen
British Dictionary definitions for solipsism
/ (ˈsɒlɪpˌsɪzəm) /
philosophy the extreme form of scepticism which denies the possibility of any knowledge other than of one's own existence
Origin of solipsism
1Derived forms of solipsism
- solipsist, noun, adjective
- solipsistic, adjective
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Cultural definitions for solipsism
[ (sol-uhp-siz-uhm, soh-luhp-siz-uhm) ]
The belief that all reality is just one's own imagining of reality, and that one's self is the only thing that exists.
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