Monday, October 8, 2012

Solipsism

Solipsism

The theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist.


Sample Sentences


  • Our own solipsism causes us to see animals as personifying certain human traits.
  • The controversy is a kind of unholy combination of inside-the-Beltway myopia and journalistic solipsism.

Usage


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Solipsism is the view of all about me. It's all about me, all the time. And as seen in the above articles (the top two on Google, other than the definition websites) both authors ridicule solipsism. This individuals do not believe that only self exists as their is much more than that. In the second article Solipsism is in the title, however in the article the author focuses in on how one TV network has a solipsistic view in favor of American athletes at the Olympics.


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