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#051 - Solipsist
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mxcatmoonThis week's word is
Solipsist
[ˈsōləpsəst, ˈsäləpsəst, səˈlipsist]
NOUN
A person who is very self-centered or selfish:
"They are self-obsessed solipsists who spend massive amounts of time locked away in their studies."
Solipsism; from Latin solus 'alone', and ipse 'self')[1] is the philosophical idea that only one's mind is sure to exist. As an epistemological position, solipsism holds that knowledge of anything outside one's own mind is unsure; the external world and other minds cannot be known and might not exist outside the mind.
Solipsist
[ˈsōləpsəst, ˈsäləpsəst, səˈlipsist]
NOUN
A person who is very self-centered or selfish:
"They are self-obsessed solipsists who spend massive amounts of time locked away in their studies."
ADJECTIVE
Very self-centered or selfish:
"Their solipsistic belief that only their cares are the ones of any importance." · "That's a very solipsistic outlook."
Solipsism; from Latin solus 'alone', and ipse 'self')[1] is the philosophical idea that only one's mind is sure to exist. As an epistemological position, solipsism holds that knowledge of anything outside one's own mind is unsure; the external world and other minds cannot be known and might not exist outside the mind.
