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solipsism

noun

so·​lip·​sism ˈsō-ləp-ˌsi-zəm How to pronounce solipsism (audio)
ˈsä-
: a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing
also : extreme egocentrism
solipsist
ˈsō-ləp-sist How to pronounce solipsism (audio)
ˈsä-ləp-
sə-ˈlip-
noun

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French philosopher René Descartes (1596-1650) can be blamed for the idea that if one whittles away beliefs about which one cannot be certain, one will eventually land at the existence of the self as a singular certainty; however, he cannot be blamed for either the word solipsism or the theory it refers to. (Descartes avoided falling into solipsism by positing that ideas known with the same clarity as the existence of the self is known must also be true.) Philosophical application of the word likely owes something to the French translation of a satiric work written by Venetian scholar Giulio Clemente Scotti in 1645 called Monarchia Solipsorum —in French, La Monarchie des Solipses. The pertinent term is a composite of the Latin solus ("alone") and ipse ("self").

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web To the fears that Parallel Reality might fuel solipsism among travelers, Forbes says so far the new signs have actually sparked conversations among strangers in Detroit. Anne Quito, Quartz, 2 July 2022 Their millennial solipsism — Evelyn against the world, through various dimensions — celebrates autism as insight. Armond White, National Review, 8 July 2022 That novel was also stealthily about Sept. 11 — both the costs of solipsism and the limits of disaffection. Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022 Popular fiction can do the billionaire’s work for him, playing on our national fantasy in a way that a billionaire memoir — inevitably a work of singular solipsism — can never quite manage. New York Times, 5 Apr. 2022 One way to avoid confirmation bias—meaning your expectations are rooted in believing your worldview is definitive, also known as solipsism—is by arguing against your own beliefs. Kenneth R. Rosen, Wired, 30 Mar. 2022 That solipsism makes her protagonists capable of immense selfishness, casual cruelty and unrecognized negligence, a combination which gives real insight into the Anthropocene. Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2022 Vampire’s Kiss is a tour de force of rabid solipsism, but even those who admire it feel the need to add an asterisk. Dan Piepenbring, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022 Ironically, this also becomes her route out of solipsism. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin solus alone + ipse self

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of solipsism was in 1836

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