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One of the things that makes Wittgenstein a real artist to me is that he realized that no conclusion could be more horrible than solipsism.
David Foster Wallace

Meaning of "solipsism" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOLIPSISM

From Latin sōlus alone + ipse self.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SOLIPSISM

solipsism  [ˈsɒlɪpˌsɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOLIPSISM

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Solipsism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOLIPSISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Solipsism

Solipsism is the philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist. As an epistemological position, solipsism holds that knowledge of anything outside one's own mind is unsure; the external world and other minds cannot be known, and might not exist outside the mind. As a metaphysical position, solipsism goes further to the conclusion that the world and other minds do not exist.

Definition of solipsism in the English dictionary

The definition of solipsism in the dictionary is the extreme form of scepticism which denies the possibility of any knowledge other than of one's own existence.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOLIPSISM


aestheticism
iːsˈθɛtɪˌsɪzəm
Catholicism
kəˈθɒlɪˌsɪzəm
classicism
ˈklæsɪˌsɪzəm
criticism
ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm
cynicism
ˈsɪnɪˌsɪzəm
eclecticism
ɪˈklɛktɪˌsɪzəm
empiricism
ɛmˈpɪrɪˌsɪzəm
eroticism
ɪˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm
fanaticism
fəˈnætɪˌsɪzəm
heterosexism
ˌhɛtərəʊˈsɛkˌsɪzəm
historicism
hɪˈstɒrɪˌsɪzəm
lyricism
ˈlɪrɪˌsɪzəm
mosaicism
məʊˈzeɪɪˌsɪzəm
mysticism
ˈmɪstɪˌsɪzəm
narcissism
ˈnɑːsɪˌsɪzəm
neoclassicism
ˌniːəʊˈklæsɪˌsɪzəm
neuroticism
njʊˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm
romanticism
rəʊˈmæntɪˌsɪzəm
scholasticism
skəˈlæstɪˌsɪzəm
witticism
ˈwɪtɪˌsɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOLIPSISM

soliloquist
soliloquize
soliloquizer
soliloquy
Soliman
Soling
Solingen
solion
soliped
solipedous
solipsist
solipsistic
solipsistically
soliquid
solitaire
solitarian
solitaries
solitarily
solitariness
solitary

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOLIPSISM

activism
autism
bossism
classism
falsism
hedonism
Hussism
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journalism
mechanism
metabolism
Parnassism
polysynthesism
prism
progressism
racism
sensism
speciesism
terrorism
tourism

Synonyms and antonyms of solipsism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «solipsism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOLIPSISM

Find out the translation of solipsism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of solipsism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «solipsism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

唯我论
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solipsismo
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solipsism
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Translator English - Hindi

solipsism
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Translator English - Arabic

الايمان بالذات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

солипсизм
278 millions of speakers

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solipsismo
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Translator English - Bengali

আত্মজ্ঞানবাদ
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solipsisme
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Solipsisme
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Translator English - German

Solipsismus
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Translator English - Japanese

自己中心主義
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Translator English - Korean

유아론
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Translator English - Javanese

Solipsism
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Translator English - Vietnamese

độc diển không để ý tới chung quanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோலிப்பிசம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकलसावाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tekbencilik
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Translator English - Italian

solipsismo
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Translator English - Polish

solipsyzm
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Translator English - Ukrainian

соліпсизм
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Translator English - Romanian

solipsism
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Translator English - Greek

σολιψισμό
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

solipsisme
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

solipsism
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

solipsisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of solipsism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOLIPSISM»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOLIPSISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about solipsism

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2 QUOTES WITH «SOLIPSISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word solipsism.
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Douglas Lain
In every story of solipsism, there is always a conspiracy. Why? Because there is always a background involved in every perception.
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David Foster Wallace
One of the things that makes Wittgenstein a real artist to me is that he realized that no conclusion could be more horrible than solipsism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOLIPSISM»

Discover the use of solipsism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to solipsism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rationalized Epistemology: Taking Solipsism Seriously
Paper edition (unseen), $16.95. Johnstone examines skeptical problems originally raised by Descartes and Hume and currently discussed in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology.
Albert A. Johnstone, 1991
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Sexual Solipsism: Philosophical Essays on Pornography and ...
These controversial essays include three new pieces written especially for the volume. They will make stimulating reading for anyone interested in feminism's dialogue with moral and political philosophy.
Rae Langton, 2009
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Techniques of Solipsism: A Study of Theodor Storm's ...
A Study of Theodor Storm's Narrative Fiction Terence John Rogers. 228 McHaffie and Ritchie, p. 47. 229 Ludwigs Werke, hrsg. V. Schweizer, Meyers Klassiker- Ausgaben, Leipzig n.d., 3. Band, p. 1 1f. The use of the word "unwillkiirlich", the ...
Terence John Rogers, 1970
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The Solipsism of Modern Fiction: Comedy, Tragedy, and Heroism
Comedy, Tragedy, and Heroism Harold Kaplan. moments, what seizes the white members of the crew is the great fear which is the last ordeal of character. We must understand the metaphysical stress of this fear. It is not merely an instinctive , ...
Harold Kaplan, 2010
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Dictionary of Existentialism
Philosophers distinguish between metaphysical and epistemological solipsism. Whereas metaphysical solipsists hold that the only real existent is the self, the epistemological school advances the modest claim that the self is the source of all ...
Ḥayim Gordon, 1999
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Merleau-Ponty
4 The refutation of solipsism In two senses of 'solipsism' solipsism is inconsistent with the existence of an external world and. a fortiori, the existence of other minds . That only my mind exists entails idealism, but idealism, without additional ...
Stephen Priest, 1998
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(Over)Interpreting Wittgenstein
change, in Wittgenstein's later philosophy (starting from 1929), of his linguistic views that brought about his denial of (this kind of) solipsism." "Solipsism is the doctrine according to which nothing exists save myself and mental states of myself ...
A. Biletzki, 2003
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George Orwell's 1984
There was even a name for it, which he had forgotten.27 Of course Winston is searching for “solipsism,” but O'Brien quickly corrects him: “You are mistaken, this is not solipsism. Collective solipsism, if you like. But that is a different thing; in fact , ...
Harold Bloom, 2009
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Interpreting Husserl: Critical and Comparative Studies
As it is usually interpreted, the Fifth Meditation seems if anything to support a Cartesian reading of phenomenology, primarily because it addresses itself to the problem of solipsism. Because the problem of solipsism is a traditionally Cartesian ...
David Carr, 1987
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Dream, Death, and the Self
Kripke's apparent dismissal of the metaphysical subject might seem to get some support from the remark in 5.64 that "solipsism, when its implications are followed out strictly, coincides with pure realism. The self of solipsism shrinks to a point ...
J. J. Valberg, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOLIPSISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term solipsism is used in the context of the following news items.
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“God Isn't Boring” Is A Solipsism, Not A Reason For Faith
I drive by this billboard – I guess it could be called a billbored - every day. It stands above a Rock n' Roll Bible School non-denominational place of worship. «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Remasterad| Remixed|Reimagined – .Solipsism Is Here! By Dr. Shinto
Solipsism Is Here! By Dr. Shinto. Bookmark and Share. Website: http://www.deftfox.digital/ .Solipsism is here! The original release from 2014 is back, remastered ... «Music Indistry News Network, Jul 15»
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'Frank' Creatively Explores Social Media Solipsism
It's a perfect extension of the social-media solipsism the movie depicts, but doesn't destroy with heavy-handed or cranky satire. Through the gloriously erratic ... «PopMatters, Jan 15»
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Solipsism, Sympathy, and the Connection of Minds
The early-modern philosophers such as Descartes and Wittgenstein introduced the philosophical notion of solipsism, taken from the Latin solus, meaning ... «ScienceBlog.com, Jan 15»
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World shworld: Israel's growing solipsism
Israel is fast becoming a solipsistic nation. Like any solipsist, it is becoming unsure of the existence of anything that happens outside of its own mind, whether its ... «Haaretz, Oct 14»
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Simon Rich Takes On Solipsism In 'Spoiled Brats'
And the danger of getting so caught up in your own solipsism that you forget to think about where other people are coming from.” Note: This excerpt contains ... «Here And Now, Oct 14»
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“Against you alone have I sinned” (the solipsism of evangelical …
I think the solipsism of evangelical morality happens because of the way evangelicals explain the problem that Christian salvation is supposed to solve. Human ... «Patheos, Sep 14»
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What it's like to watch your intimate memoirs unfold onstage
Solipsism, noun: 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. «The Globe and Mail, Sep 14»
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Shakey Graves takes musical solipsism in unexpected directions
Apart from his hollow-body electric guitar and suitcase kick-drum, Shakey Graves — aka Alejandro Rose-Garcia — is not your average one-man band. While his ... «Colorado Springs Independent, Apr 14»
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Guest Post: Is It Solipsistic in Here, or Is It Just Me?
My belief in this cosmic solipsism is a sad lesson in irony, really, because this whole thing – my career, my universe, my book—began with a conversation. «Scientific American, Mar 14»

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