ETYM Latin solus alone + ipse self.
Theory that self-existence is the only certainty.
The philosophical theory that the self is all that one knows to exist.
Belief that all reality is subjective, or that the self can know no more that its own states.
In philosophy, a view that maintains that the self is the only thing that can be known to exist. It is an extreme form of skepticism. The solipsist sees himself or herself as the only individual in existence, assuming other people to be a reflection of his or her own consciousness. + prikaži više