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solip·sism \ˈsōlə̇pˌsizəm, ˈsälə̇p-, səˈlip-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin solus alone + ipse self + English -ism — more at sole 1. : any of various extreme versions of subjective idealism: as a. (1) : an epistemological theory that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and states (2) or solipsism of the present moment : an epistemological theory that the self knows or can know only its present modifications and states to the exclusion of future and past states b. (1) : a metaphysical theory that the self is the only existent thing (2) : a metaphysical theory that all real entities are modifications and states of the self : egoism 1a 2. : the adoption of epistemological solipsism as a premise for a general metaphysical or epistemological theory or as a scientific hypothesis 3. : extreme indulgence of and concern with the self at the expense of social relationships especially as expressed in a failure of artistic communication < the poet today must navigate between … parochial solipsism and commercial success — F.L.Utley > |