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solipsism
the theory that only the self is real or that only the self is a valid object of knowledge
One cannot refute solipsism as a theory, but it makes practical sense to reject it.
Related English word: solipsist (a believer in solipsism), solipsistic (of or relating to solipsism)
Latin root words: solus,
sola, solum - only, alone; ipse, ipsa, ipsum - self |