subjective idealism

noun Philosophy.

a doctrine that the world has no existence independent of sensations or ideas.

Compare objective idealism.

Origin of subjective idealism

First recorded in 1875–80

Related formssubjective idealist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for subjective idealism

subjective idealism

noun

philosophy the theory that all experience is of ideas in the mind

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