Solipsism
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- The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified.
- The theory or view that the self is the only reality.
- By extension, extreme selfishness with indulgence of all of one's own desires, feelings, and instincts.
Solipsism (Latin: solus, alone + ipse, self) is the philosophical idea that "My mind is the only thing that I know exists." Solipsism is an epistemological or metaphysical position that knowledge of anything outside the mind is unjustified. The external world and other minds cannot be known and might not exist. In the history of philosophy, solipsism has served as a skeptical hypothesis.
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