solipsisticallyadv.
/ˌsɒlᵻpˈsɪstᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌsoʊləpˈsɪstək(ə)li/, /ˌsɑləpˈsɪstək(ə)li/ 1. Philosophy. In accordance with the theory of solipsism (solipsism n. 2); in a manner characterized by solipsism.
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society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adverb] > egotistically
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1898 W. James in R. B. Perry Thought & Char. W. James (1935) II. 370 Take me solipsistically if you will. My talk is merely a description of my present field of experience.
1916 Harvard Theol. Rev. 9 185 The very method of appealing to bare experience..has, so far, compelled Mr. Russell to argue solipsistically.
1952 Mind 61 10 We each solipsistically confined ourselves to statements which we may properly claim to know to be true directly.
2002 D. Lusthaus Buddhist Phenomenol. ii. 36 One's own consciousness alone does not solipsistically construct the world.
2. In a self-centred, self-absorbed, or selfish manner. Cf. solipsism n. 1.
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1941 Philos. Sci. 8 16 Chromosome, cell, gland would doubtless—if they could blurt it out—be just as solipsistically self-centered as is any human ‘self’ enjoying power of assertive speech.
1963 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Sept. 751/1 Centuries spent in exploring, solipsistically, our own behaviour and creative thought.
1994 G. T. Houston Consuming Fictions iv. 85 Tom onanistically and solipsistically ‘amuses’ himself with his ‘organ’.
2005 S. Malpas Postmodern v. 106 According to its many detractors, postmodernism is a spoilt teenager, solipsistically obsessed with its own self-image.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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