subjective idealism
noun
a doctrine that the world has no existence independent of sensations or ideas.
subjective idealist
-
a word derived from
subjective idealism.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The most interesting of the three sections is the second, containing a discussion in which the respective parts are taken by a deist, a pantheist, a subjective idealist, a sceptic, and an atheist.
From Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) by John Morley
The Evangelical Christian and the subjective idealist philosopher were curiously blended in his composition.
From Life and Letters of Robert Browning by Robert Browning
The physicists have come to a point where, it may be to their astonishment, they often find themselves talking in a way which is suspiciously like that of the subjective idealist.
From Bergson and His Philosophy by John Alexander Gunn
The question may, then, fairly be raised: How can he be a subjective idealist?
From An Introduction to Philosophy by George Stuart Fullerton
He must, to start with, be a pure subjective idealist, otherwise he would find his world at many points recalcitrant to his ontology.
From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various
