SOLIPSISM

solipsism

(noun) (philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

solipsism (countable and uncountable, plural solipsisms)

(philosophy) The theory that the self is all that exists or that can be proven to exist.

Synonym: individualism

Self-absorption, an unawareness of the views or needs of others; self-centeredness; egoism.

Source: Wiktionary


So*lip"sism, n. Etym: [L. solus alone + ipse self.]

1. (Ethics)

Definition: Egotism. Krauth-Fleming.

2. (Metaph.)

Definition: Egoism. Krauth-Fleming.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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