i., fels. tekbencilik, solipsizm

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Definition of i., fels. tekbencilik, solipsizm in Turkish English dictionary

solipsism

Self-absorption, an unawareness of the views or needs of others

The solipsism that too frequently infects high commands has no place on a battlefield.

The philosophy the one's self or one's mind in the only thing that exists

the view that all that exists or can be known to exist are one's own mind and its thoughts Although solipsism seems incredible, philosophers have found surprisingly strong arguments in its favour Such arguments illuminate the nature of knowledge and the mind, even if their conclusion is unacceptable

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

By extension, extreme selfishness with indulgence of all of ones own desires, feelings, and instincts

The theory or view that the self is the only reality

Egoism

The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified

the view confining reality to oneself and one's experiences

the idea in philosophy that only the self exists or can be known (solus ( SOLE) + ipse )

an extreme form of subjective idealism, contending that only I exist and that everything else is a product of my subjective consciousness

The belief that no one exists other than oneself The belief that no one exists other than oneself

Belief that one can know nothing but oneself and that the self is the only thing that is real

Egotism

{i} theory that the self is the only existing or knowable thing (Philosophy)

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist

Belief that only I myself and my own experiences are real, while anything else—a physical object or another person—is nothing more than an object of my consciousness As a philosophical position, solipsism is usually the unintended consequence of an over-emphasis on the reliability of internal mental states, which provide no evidence for the existence of external referents Recommended Reading: Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind (Chicago, 1984) {at Amazon com}; P F Strawson, Individuals: an Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics (Routledge, 1979) {at Amazon com}; and Albert A Johnstone, Rationalized Epistemology: Taking Solipsism Seriously (SUNY, 1991) {at Amazon com} Also see OCP, IEP, Roy A Sorenson, BGHT, ISM, noesis, and MacE

Hyphenation

i., fels·. tek·ben·ci·lik, so·lip·sizm