solipsism
n.
theory that the self is the only existing or knowable thing (Philosophy)
Solipsism
solipsism
Noun
1. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist
(hypernym) philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
(classification) philosophy
Solipsism
(n.)
Egotism.
(n.)
Egoism.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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solipsism
The view that all we know is our own consciousness and we cannot be sure that anything exists outside of our own minds. In other words, we might be just imagining that each other, the chairs we sit in, the tea we drink, is real.