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Philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist
Solipsism (/ˈsɒlɪpsɪzəm/ SOLL-ip-siz-əm; from Latin sōlus 'alone' and ipse 'self') is the philosophical position that only one’s own mind is certain to
Solipsism
Psychological state and condition
Solipsism syndrome is a psychological state in which a person feels detached from external reality and perceives the world as existing only within their
Solipsism_syndrome
In epistemology, epistemological solipsism is the claim that one can only be sure of the existence of one's mind. The existence of other minds and the
Epistemological_solipsism
Variety of philosophical idealism
In metaphysics, metaphysical solipsism is the variety of idealism which asserts that nothing exists externally to this one mind, and since this mind is
Metaphysical_solipsism
Ethical solipsism is a form of personal morality that holds that no other moral judgement exists or matters apart from one's own individual moral judgement
Ethical_solipsism
Term in epistemology and philosophy of mind
the philosophy of mind, methodological solipsism has at least two distinct definitions: Methodological solipsism is the epistemological thesis that the
Methodological_solipsism
Philosophical view
views to materialism or physicalism include idealism, pluralism, dualism, solipsism, panpsychism, and other forms of monism. Materialism is the philosophical
Materialism
Epistemological problem
involves consciousness. It is a problem of the philosophical idea known as solipsism: the notion that for any person only one's own mind is known to exist
Problem_of_other_minds
2009 short story by Andy Weir
of solipsism Eternal return – Concept of perpetual recurrence of time Hiranyagarbha – Golden womb or egg in Hindu cosmogony Metaphysical solipsism – Variety
The_Egg_(Weir_short_story)
Indonesian singer (born 1993)
The End Of Flying Solo Era. In 2020, he released Solipsism and then a reworked companion album Solipsism 0.2 in 2021. Pamungkas became the most-streamed
Pamungkas_(singer)
Concept regarding the moral worth of the individual
Solipsism is the philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist. The term comes from Latin solus ("alone") and ipse ("self"). Solipsism
Individualism
Dutch composer and pianist
(2010) and Het cadeau (2015). In 2015 Beving released his first album - Solipsism, with modern classical atmospheric piano pieces. He himself describes
Joep_Beving
Study of general and fundamental questions
2023. Johnstone, Albert A. (1991). Rationalized Epistemology: Taking Solipsism Seriously. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-0787-5
Philosophy
Philosophical concept
mind, as opposed to non-realist views (like some forms of skepticism and solipsism) which question the certainty of anything beyond one's own mind. Philosophers
Philosophical_realism
1988 novel by David Markson
"serious fiction," particularly in its examination of solipsism. Kate seems to exhibit solipsism syndrome, most notably near the end of the book. Many
Wittgenstein's_Mistress
Philosophical idea of a person having a unique existence
following metaphysical claims can be true: 'first-person realism', 'non-solipsism', 'non-fragmentation', and 'one world' – and thus at least one of these
Personal_identity
2010 film by Christopher Nolan
idea within someone's mind. Film portal Simulacrum Simulation hypothesis Solipsism False awakening Suggestion Dreamscape (1984 film) Existenz (1999 film)
Inception
Philosophy dealing with absurdity of existence
establishes proof for the existence of other minds and defeats the problem of solipsism. For the conscious state of shame to be experienced, one has to become
Existentialism
Epistemological position
Émile Littré).[better source needed] Empiricism Phenomenalism Positivism Solipsism Spiritualism José Ortega y Gasset; Julián Marías (2000). Meditations on
Sensualism
Japanese philosopher (born 1951)
Transfer Student and Black Jack: A Seminar on Solipsity," which interpret solipsism from a unique metaphysical point of view. Nagai's philosophy has been
Hitoshi_Nagai
Rejection of certain ideas about reality
nothing at all is real. This view is sometimes interpreted as a form of solipsism, proposing that only the self exists and that the external world is merely
Nihilism
Concept in philosophy
following metaphysical claims can be true: 'first-person realism', 'non-solipsism', 'non-fragmentation', and 'one world' – and thus at least one of these
Philosophy_of_self
Philanthropy conception of meaning
Naturalism Perspectivism Pragmatism Rationalism Relativism Skepticism Solipsism Structuralism Concepts Action Analytic–synthetic distinction A priori
Meaning_(philosophy)
Ontological thesis
Nominalism Noneism Pessimism Presentism Postmodernism Reductionism Skepticism Solipsism Concepts Ambiguity Amorality Anattā Anomie Après moi, le déluge Cognitive
Mereological_nihilism
Philosophical concept by J. J. Valberg
horizon being the pre-eminent one, corresponding to a weak version of solipsism (arguably closely related to Hare's egocentric presentism). Valberg points
Personal_horizon
2021 film by Justin Kurzel
October 2022. Clarke, Donald (1 July 2022). "Nitram: A chilling study of solipsism at its most destructive". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 December 2025
Nitram
American actress (born 1939)
to her being the first person banned from SNL. Chase accused her of "solipsism", and SNL writer Michael O'Donoghue called her "clinically berserk" and
Louise_Lasser
Philosophical question about personal identity
following metaphysical claims can be true: "first-person realism", "non-solipsism", "non-fragmentation", and "one world"—and thus one of the four must be
Why_am_I_me
Social liberalism – Social philosophy – Social science, philosophy of – Solipsism – Sophism – Southern Agrarians – Space and time, philosophy of – Speculative
List_of_philosophies
Erosion of tradition in religion
Personal development Economic freedom, Individualism and Economic Order solipsism, egocentrism Fin de siècle, Degeneration freedom of choice Paul Heelas;
Detraditionalization
Philosophical study of knowledge
Epistemology Empiricism Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism
Epistemology
1997 book by David Deutsch
" The Beginning of Infinity The 4 Percent Universe Simulated reality Solipsism Shankel, Jason (24 June 2012). "David Deutsch's The Fabric of Reality
The_Fabric_of_Reality
Term in Martin Heidegger's philosophy
Epistemology Empiricism Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism
Dasein
Musical artist
her studio album, Breach. On August 26, 2020, Lily released the single "Solipsism" with an accompanying music video. On 18 September 2020, she released
Fenne_Lily
Philosophy that accords primacy only to human thought
subjective experience as fundamental of all measure and law. In forms like solipsism, it may hold that the nature and existence of every object depends solely
Subjectivism
Delusion in which one believes their life is a staged reality TV show
minute hypothesis Frank Chu Matrix hypothesis Problem of other minds Solipsism Grohol, John M. "DSM-VI: Reality TV Disorder" Archived 2014-07-14 at the
Truman_Show_delusion
British philosopher (born 1950)
seeing the non-human only in relation to the human, because of "species solipsism": the farmer sees animals as food, the pet owner as companions for humans
Colin_McGinn
Treating persons as objects
1088-4963.1995.tb00032.x. JSTOR 2961930. Langton, Rae Helen (2009). Sexual Solipsism: Philosophical Essays on Pornography and Objectification (1st ed.). Oxford:
Objectification
Epistemology Empiricism Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism
Philosophy_of_language
One of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic concepts
Routledge. ISBN 0203012267. Friedan, Betty (2013) [1963]. "The Sexual Solipsism of Sigmund Freud". The Feminine Mystique (50th anniversary ed.). New York:
Penis_envy
Metaphysical thesis
following metaphysical claims can be true: "first-person realism", "non-solipsism", "non-fragmentation", and "one world"—and thus at least one of them must
Physicalism
1994 science fiction novel by Greg Egan
global economy is in recession. Hence they cannot afford to retreat into solipsism and ignore what is happening in the real world. At the opposite end from
Permutation_City
Austrian physicist, philosopher and university educator (1838–1916)
"Russian Machists". His main criticisms were that Mach's philosophy led to solipsism and to the absurd conclusion that nature did not exist before humans:
Ernst_Mach
Argument for the existence of God
that he accepted nothing but Solipsism, and added that he had often wondered it was not a more common philosophy. Now Solipsism simply means that a man believes
Argument_from_reason
Philosophical problem-solving principle
belief[for whom?] is that it's possible, given Berkeley's position, to find solipsism itself more in line with the razor than a God-mediated world beyond a
Occam's_razor
means that we are each limited to our own perceptual world and views. Solipsism is an extension of this which assumes that only one's own mind is sure
Egocentric_predicament
Form of methodological skepticism
Egocentric predicament Incontrovertible evidence Suspension of judgment Solipsism Theory of justification Scruton, Roger (2012). Modern Philosophy: An Introduction
Cartesian_doubt
Philosophical positions
arguments used against other "discussion-stoppers" like some forms of solipsism or the rejection of induction.[citation needed] Philosopher Simon Blackburn
Moral_relativism
Philosophical thought experiment
brain-in-a-vat scenarios is as an argument for philosophical skepticism and solipsism. A simple version of this runs as follows: since the brain in a vat gives
Brain_in_a_vat
1955 novel by Vladimir Nabokov
Kubrick's Lolita." For Nafisi, the essence of the novel is Humbert's solipsism and his erasure of Lolita's independent identity. She writes: "Lolita
Lolita
Fantasy book series
Allegory of the cave) and the classical problems of metaphysics, virtuality, solipsism, logic, possible worlds, probability, doubles and essences are also repeatedly
The_Chronicles_of_Amber
1934 novel by Vladimir Nabokov
fashion, Julian Connolly calls Despair "a cautionary tale of creative solipsism". In 1978, the novel was adapted into the film Despair, directed by the
Despair_(novel)
Philosophical point of view
this way by more than one mind. Idealistic pluralism rejects the idea of solipsism, which would be an idealistic monism. In the philosophy of George Berkeley
Idealistic_pluralism
Naturalism Perspectivism Pragmatism Rationalism Relativism Skepticism Solipsism Structuralism Concepts Action Analytic–synthetic distinction A priori
Absolute_and_relative_terms
Sum or aggregate of all that is real or existent
cultural artifact. Potentially the most extreme form of anti-realism is solipsism — the belief that oneself is the only thing in existence. The question
Reality
Interpretation of quantum mechanics
said that his early view of quantum mechanics should be criticized as solipsism. In 1984, he wrote that he was convinced out of it by the 1970 work of
Consciousness_causes_collapse
Cognition about knowledge and knowing
Naturalism Perspectivism Pragmatism Rationalism Relativism Skepticism Solipsism Structuralism Concepts Action Analytic–synthetic distinction A priori
Epistemic_cognition
Metaphysical question
Epistemology Empiricism Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism
Why_is_there_anything_at_all?
Chinese avant-garde writer
in academic journals have accused her of zilian (narcissism) and zibi (solipsism). For example, some critics write off her book, Private Life, as mere
Chen_Ran
Range of new religious beliefs and practices
Epistemology Empiricism Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism
New_Age
State of being real
God's existence. Philosophy portal Cogito, ergo sum Modal Meinongianism Solipsism Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that investigates the most basic
Existence
1998 book by Thomas M. Disch
and Robert A. Heinlein's works for militarism, fascistic tendencies and solipsism. Disch presents a link between science fiction and the emergence of certain
The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of
The_Dreams_Our_Stuff_Is_Made_Of
Two types of knowledge, justification, or argument
Naturalism Perspectivism Pragmatism Rationalism Relativism Skepticism Solipsism Structuralism Concepts Action Analytic–synthetic distinction A priori
A_priori_and_a_posteriori
Branch of philosophy
assumption that adds meaning to our sensations and feelings, than live with solipsism." "Without this assumption, there would be only the thoughts and images
Philosophy_of_science
Australian-British philosopher
papers she published from 1990–99 were collected in her 2009 book, Sexual Solipsism: Philosophical Essays on Pornography and Objectification, along with her
Rae_Langton
Philosophical views that question the possibility of knowledge or certainty
Pseudoskepticism Pyrrho Pyrrhonism Sextus Empiricus Simulated reality Solipsism Trivialism (opposite of skepticism) Underdetermination Zhuang Zhou "Skepticism"
Philosophical_skepticism
1970s movement in the humanities and social sciences
culture can be interpreted on a spectrum from purely individualistic solipsism to objective forms of social organization and interaction. One of the
Cultural_turn
1987 SF novel by Robert A. Heinlein
love, voluntary incest, and a concept that Heinlein named pantheistic solipsism, or 'World as Myth': the theory that universes are created by the act
To_Sail_Beyond_the_Sunset
American poet (1887–1962)
emphasis and significance from man to 'notman'; the rejection of human solipsism, and recognition of the trans-human magnificence... This manner of thought
Robinson_Jeffers
American animator (born 1976)
"socio-cosmic satire" about "communication breakdown and its upshots -- solipsism, abandonment, blight, fascism -- set in a contemporary landscape of high
Don_Hertzfeldt
Religious and philosophical tradition
Epistemology Empiricism Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism
Taoism
Science fiction theme
viability of the "simulation hypothesis" of the reality, i.e., the idea of solipsism. In the 1954 story The Tunnel under the World by Frederik Pohl, a whole
Simulated consciousness in fiction
Simulated_consciousness_in_fiction
1869 novel by Gustave Flaubert
pessimism Philosophical presentism Postmodernism Reductionism Skepticism Solipsism Concepts Amorality Anomie Après moi, le déluge God is dead Last man Meaninglessness
Sentimental_Education
2018 American comedy-drama film by Jim Cummings
Guardian wrote, "Occasionally the film itself suffers from a similar solipsism, although perhaps that’s to be expected from a movie that is “written
Thunder_Road_(2018_film)
1851 novel by Herman Melville
physical—is the price of self-reliance when it is pushed to the point of solipsism, where the world has no existence apart from the all-sufficient self."
Moby-Dick
Knowledge derived from familiarity
Epistemology Empiricism Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism
Knowledge_by_acquaintance
Metaphysical concept, unchanging Ultimate Reality in Hinduism
Epistemology Empiricism Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism
Brahman
Political philosophy
Nikolai Valentinov. His main criticisms were that Mach's philosophy led to solipsism and to the absurd conclusion that nature did not exist before humans:
Russian_Machism
1974 philosophy paper by Thomas Nagel
Epistemology Empiricism Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism
What_Is_It_Like_to_Be_a_Bat?
Position on the mind–body problem
Epistemology Empiricism Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism
Epiphenomenalism
View that mind is a ubiquitous feature of reality
articulated through philosophical inquiries such as the problem of other minds, solipsism, the explanatory gap, philosophical zombies, and Mary's room. These problems
Panpsychism
1641 book by René Descartes
properties essential to them. After using these two arguments to dispel solipsism and skepticism, Descartes seems to have succeeded in defining reality
Meditations on First Philosophy
Meditations_on_First_Philosophy
Epistemology Empiricism Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism
20th-century French philosophy
20th-century_French_philosophy
Epistemology Empiricism Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism
List of philosophical concepts
List_of_philosophical_concepts
View that people should only act in their own self-interest
Spinoza Behavioral economics Cārvāka, an egoistic Indian philosophy Ethical solipsism Helping behavior Objectivism Profit motive Rational expectations Sanders
Ethical_egoism
Ethical theory based on maximizing well-being
Epistemology Empiricism Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism
Utilitarianism
German philosopher (1806–1856)
(philosophy) Différance Egoist anarchism Enlightened self-interest Ethical solipsism Hauntology Individualist anarchism Individualist anarchism in Europe Other
Max_Stirner
Basic distinction in philosophy
Physicalism Property dualism Reflexive monism Revisionary materialism Solipsism Type physicalism (reductive materialism, identity theory) Science Attention
Subjectivity and objectivity (philosophy)
Subjectivity_and_objectivity_(philosophy)
American poet (1874–1963)
choice for the poet seemed to lie among the forms of despair: Science, solipsism, or the religion of the past century ... Frost has refused all of these
Robert_Frost
Ancient philosophy
Epistemology Empiricism Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism
Stoicism
Thought experiment in philosophy
sensations Ship of Theseus – Thought experiment about identity over time Solipsism – Philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist Swampman –
Philosophical_zombie
French traditionalist philosopher
Epistemology Empiricism Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism
Jean_Biès
American mass murderer (1992–2012)
for humanity". Experts have suggested he suffered from narcissism and solipsism, a state where he perceived other people as "cardboard cutouts" without
Adam_Lanza
Study of fundamental reality
Epistemology Empiricism Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism
Metaphysics
Austrian-German philosopher (1859–1938)
within this sphere, which Husserl enacts to show the impossibility of solipsism, the transcendental ego finds itself always already paired with the lived
Edmund_Husserl
Central claim of existentialism formulated by Sartre
Epistemology Empiricism Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism
Existence_precedes_essence
French phrase
Nominalism Noneism Pessimism Presentism Postmodernism Reductionism Skepticism Solipsism Concepts Ambiguity Amorality Anattā Anomie Après moi, le déluge Cognitive
Après_moi,_le_déluge
Philosophical terms
with Keith DeRose, Oxford, 1999) Fodor, Jerry (1980) "Methodological Solipsism Considered as a Research Strategy in Cognitive Psychology", Behavioral
Internalism_and_externalism
Chinese philosophical concept
Naturalism Perspectivism Pragmatism Rationalism Relativism Skepticism Solipsism Structuralism Concepts Action Analytic–synthetic distinction A priori
Unity_of_knowledge_and_action
Study of the development of philosophy
Epistemology Empiricism Fideism Naturalism Particularism Rationalism Skepticism Solipsism Ethics Consequentialism Deontology Virtue Free will Compatibilism Determinism
History_of_philosophy
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Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
The Person who Donate Self Bone for Humanity
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Australian, Irish
A Poet; Philosopher
Boy/Male
Arabic, Irish
Noble; Bent
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Indian
Girl/Female
Tamil
Beauty
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Hindu, Indian, Marathi
To Acquire Knowledge
Female
Bulgarian
, people's love.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Fact, Truth, Lord Shiva
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Spanish
Reference to the Virgin Mary.
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Muslim
A narrator of Hadith
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n.
Egotism.
n.
Egoism.