solipsism
noun
the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist.
solipsist
-
a word derived from
solipsism.
Example Sentences
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He was a solipsist of the first waters whose paternalistic populism represented just as radical of a break with the American system as that of Woodrow Wilson.
From Fox News ● Jul. 8, 2019
Orme is a loquacious self-explainer, which is another way of saying that he is a helpless solipsist.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2015
Tyler, the Creator was able to kick down doors with his charisma and drive, as well as the intensity of his vision, which includes room for an outlandishly gifted solipsist like Earl Sweatshirt.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2013
Which is to say, Michel is a hopeless solipsist.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2012
The solipsist may try to persuade us that the evidence for such minds is untrustworthy.
From An Introduction to Philosophy by George Stuart Fullerton
