Solipsism (Noun)
Meaning
(philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The philosopher's solipsism led her to question the existence of anything outside of her own mind.
- He argued that solipsism was a necessary conclusion to draw from the limitations of human perception.
- Critics of solipsism argue that it is a form of extreme skepticism that undermines the possibility of knowledge.
- The solipsist's world is one in which only their own thoughts and feelings are certain to exist.
- In the end, the character's solipsism was revealed to be a coping mechanism for the trauma they had experienced.