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During the earliest stages the child perceives things like a solipsist who is unaware of himself as subject and is familiar only with his own actions.
Jean Piaget

Meaning of "solipsist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOLIPSIST

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOLIPSIST

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Solipsist 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 SOLIPSIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

solipsist

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 solipsist in the English dictionary

The definition of solipsist in the dictionary is a person who believes in solipsism.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOLIPSIST


assist
əˈsɪst
bassist
ˈbeɪsɪst
blastocyst
ˈblæstəʊˌsɪst
classicist
ˈklæsɪsɪst
consist
kənˈsɪst
cyst
sɪst
ethicist
ˈɛθɪsɪst
exorcist
ˈɛksɔːsɪst
insist
ɪnˈsɪst
lyricist
ˈlɪrɪsɪst
Marxist
ˈmɑːksɪst
narcissist
ˈnɑːsɪˌsɪst
persist
pəˈsɪst
pharmacist
ˈfɑːməsɪst
physicist
ˈfɪzɪsɪst
publicist
ˈpʌblɪsɪst
racist
ˈreɪsɪst
sexist
ˈsɛksɪst
sist
sɪst
supremacist
sʊˈprɛməsɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOLIPSIST

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOLIPSIST

autopsist
brake assist
classist
coassist
consubsist
contrabassist
desist
epigenesist
fantasist
geodesist
glossist
hypothesist
palingenesist
photoresist
progressist
resist
run-resist
speciesist
subsist
synthesist

Synonyms and antonyms of solipsist in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «solipsist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOLIPSIST

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The translations of solipsist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «solipsist» in English.

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唯我论者
1,325 millions of speakers

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solipsista
570 millions of speakers

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solipsist
510 millions of speakers

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solipsist
380 millions of speakers
ar

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solipsist
280 millions of speakers

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солипсистом
278 millions of speakers

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solipsista
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solipsist
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solipsiste
220 millions of speakers

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Solipsis
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solipsist
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solipsist
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solipsist
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Solipsist
85 millions of speakers
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solipsist
80 millions of speakers

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solipsist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Solipsist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tekbenci
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

solipsista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

solipsystycznego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

соліпсіста
40 millions of speakers

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solipsist
30 millions of speakers
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solipsist
15 millions of speakers
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solipsist
14 millions of speakers
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solipsist
10 millions of speakers
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solipsist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of solipsist

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «SOLIPSIST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word solipsist.
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Jean Piaget
During the earliest stages the child perceives things like a solipsist who is unaware of himself as subject and is familiar only with his own actions.
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Andrew Sarris
I was a solipsist and a narcissist and much too arrogant. I have a lot more compassion now, but it took a long time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOLIPSIST»

Discover the use of solipsist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to solipsist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Solipsist
Presents more than 170 prose works that depict the landscape of modern America and the walking wounded who inhabit it
Henry Rollins, 1998
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Solipsist
Abstract not available.
Michael Bird, 2007
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Rationalized Epistemology: Taking Solipsism Seriously
In order of disappearance Internal World Solipsists: The Sensa Solipsist, for whom what exists is the private world of one's own sensations or representations. The Lingua-Sensa Solipsist, or the Sensa Solipsist as portrayed by Wittgenstein.
Albert A. Johnstone, 1991
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The Paradoxes of Delusion: Wittgenstein, Schreber, and the ...
According to the linguistic argument, when the solipsist utters sentences such as "this experience is my experience," he must, on pain of mouthing a blatant tautology, be sneaking in the assumption that things could have been different, that ...
Louis Arnorsson Sass, 1994
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(Over)Interpreting Wittgenstein
"Solipsism is the doctrine according to which nothing exists save myself and mental states of myself - is offered as Hacker's definition of the philosophical doctrine called solipsism.12 And Wittgenstein, far from defining, tells us that "the solipsist ...
A. Biletzki, 2003
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How and Why
solipsist could begin by arguing that utility is no standard of accuracy as it has no definitive parameters that we could employ as 'yardsticks' in assessing the accuracy of what is allegedly known. Unlike the em— piricist who sees knowledge as ...
calibre (0.8.1) [http://calibre-ebook.com], 2000
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Wittgenstein: A Guide for the Perplexed
For example, in the solipsist, idealist, and realist debate the proponents may dispute the case of having pain (BB, pp. 58f. and PI, §§402f.). The solipsist claims that he has the only real pain. One position is taken to contradict the legitimacy of  ...
Mark Addis, 2006
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Relativism and Reality: A Contemporary Introduction
Although a refutation of solipsism is not straightforward, no sane person could actually be a solipsist. It isn't psychologically possible. Quite generally, if your philosophical position implies solipsism, it is untenable. At this point the determined ...
Robert Kirk, 2012
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Dream, Death, and the Self
This subject matter — THIS: the horizon or limit of the world — is the subject matter with which the solipsist of the Tractatus is concerned.4 The second respect in which our account of solipsism resembles Wittgenstein's is that we are taking ...
J. J. Valberg, 2007
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Wittgenstein's Metaphysics
For what the solipsist means is quite correct; only it cannot be said [in the material mode], but makes itself manifest. That the world is my world is manifest in this: that the limits of language (of that language which alone I understand) signify the  ...
John Webber Cook, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOLIPSIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term solipsist is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Choice We Make
Consequently, the nation's destruction under our solipsist, sophist president has largely gone unnoticed by the press, and thus, for the most part, unknown to a ... «American Thinker, Jun 15»
2
Eye on UMSL: Bellerive encore
Solipsist” marks the 15th issue of Bellerive. ... whose work was submitted as a student and published in “Solipsist,” best summed it up in what he told Bellerive ... «UMSL Daily, Mar 15»
3
World shworld: Israel's growing solipsism
Like any solipsist, it is becoming unsure of the existence of anything that happens outside of its own mind, whether its 1.5 million Palestinians besieged in Gaza ... «Haaretz, Oct 14»
4
The Fault in Our Eggs: Nick Korbee Attempts to Relaunch a Symbol …
An egg is an enigma. An egg is a solipsist. An egg contains life itself, which makes turning up its flavor difficult. But if one increases the quantity of cheese, bacon ... «New York Observer, Sep 14»
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Soska Sisters Tapped as "Painkiller Jane" Directors
Palmiotti -- via Paperfilms -- and Solipsist Films' Stephen L'Heureux are onboard to produce. Although no concrete details about the film were stated, the Soska ... «Comic Book Resources, Jul 14»
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Tom Stoppard, Solipsist Films Set Scribe For Franz Stigler WWII …
Stoppard and Solipsist Films acquired the rights with producer Stephen L'Heureux. Marckesano, a recent USC grad and full time commercial airline pilot, was ... «Deadline.com, May 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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Painkiller Jane Headed For The Big Screen
painkiller-jane. We have been informed that Solipsist Films has optioned the right to bring Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada's Painkiller Jane to the big screen. «Bleeding Cool News, Feb 14»
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Lena Dunham Is The New John Updike — But Not In A Good Way
... “Toward the End of Time,” Updike still had another decade of life left ahead of him, but Wallace predicted, “When a solipsist dies…everything goes with him. «WBUR, Jan 14»
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Local filmmaker Patrick Lawrence launches new film project
Creator of the award-winning short film The Stakes, St. Louis filmmaker and music video director Patrick Lawrence introduces The Solipsist, a mind-bending love ... «STLtoday.com, Sep 13»

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