- solipsism
- solipsism 1874, coined from L. solus "alone" + ipse "self." The view or theory that self is the only object of real knowledge or the only thing that is real.
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Solipsism — (Latin: solus , alone + ipse , self) is the philosophical idea that My mind is the only thing that I know exists. Solipsism is an epistemological or metaphysical position that knowledge of anything outside the mind is unjustified. The external… … Wikipedia
solipsism — SOLIPSÍSM s.n. Concepţie, doctrină potrivit căreia singura realitate ar fi eul, conştiinţa individuală, întreaga lume exterioară existând numai în această conştiinţă. – Din fr. solipsisme. Trimis de RACAI, 07.12.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 solipsísm s … Dicționar Român
Solipsism — So*lip sism, n. [L. solus alone + ipse self.] 1. (Ethics) Egotism. Krauth Fleming. [1913 Webster] 2. (Metaph.) Egoism. Krauth Fleming. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
solipsism — [säl′ip siz΄əm] n. [< L solus, alone, SOLE2 + ipse, self + ISM] 1. the theory that the self can be aware of nothing but its own experiences and states 2. the theory that nothing exists or is real but the self solipsistic adj. solipsist n … English World dictionary
Solipsism — The doctrine that I alone exist. The self can know only its feelings and changes. There is only subjective reality. Solipsism is of importance to philosophy and psychology. Rene Descartes (1596 1650), the French mathematician, physicist and… … Medical dictionary
solipsism — The belief that only oneself and one s experience exists. Solipsism is the extreme consequence of believing that knowledge must be founded on inner, personal states of experience, and then failing to find a bridge whereby they can inform us of… … Philosophy dictionary
solipsism — noun /ˈsɑlɪpsɪzm/ a) The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified. The solipsism that too frequently infects high commands has no place on a battlefield. b) The theory or view that the self is the only reality. See… … Wiktionary
SOLIPSISM — sometimes we idly fancy that the whole world is merely our dream. Solipsism is a theory, rather like this fancy, but based on argument … Concise dictionary of Religion
Solipsism syndrome — is a state of mind in which a person begins to feel that everything is a dream and is not real.Solipsism is a philosophical theory that all activity takes place within the mind, and therefore there is no reality outside one s own mind. As a… … Wikipedia
solipsism of the present moment — noun see solipsism 1a … Useful english dictionary
