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Solipsism - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Solipsism : (noun)
1: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all
that you know to exist
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Solipsism : \So*lip"sism\, n. [L. solus alone _ ipse self.]
1. (Ethics) Egotism. --Krauth-Fleming.
2. (Metaph.) Egoism. --Krauth-Fleming.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Solipsism : 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 "father of modern philosophy", made solipsism a central issue in
philosophy. Since solipsism has to do with how we learn and know, it concerns cognitive psychology.
The word "solipsism" is a composite of the Latin "solus" ("alone") and "ipse" ("self") = the self alone.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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