English - Turkish
Definition of solipsism in English Turkish dictionary
- {i} tekbencilik
- {i} solipsizm
- i., fels. tekbencilik, solipsizm
- solipsisttekbenci kimse
- tekbencili
- bencilik
- solipsist
- i., s. tekbenci, solipsist
- solipsist
- solipsist
- solipsist
- tekbenci
- solipsistic
- tekbenci
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Definition of solipsism in English English dictionary
- 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 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
- 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
- Egoism
- 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
- solipsist
- One who adheres to the theory of solipsism
- solipsistic
- of, relating to, or being disposed to solipsism
For Philip there was only this solipsistic stroking, by definition nameless.
- solipsistically
- With consideration only for one's own interest
Of course, solipsistically, an actor wants to do projects that are good for him. --William H. Macy, Tavist Smiley'', PBS, Nov. 18, 2004.
- solipsist
- Of, or pertaining to, solipsism
- solipsist
- {i} one who adheres to the theory of solipsism, one who believes that the self is the only existing or knowable thing (Philosophy)
- solipsistic
- {s} of or pertaining to solipsism (Philosophy)
- solipsistic
- of, relating to, or being solipsism
- solipsistically
- With consideration only for ones own interest
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sol·ip·sismPronunciation
Etymology
() From Latin solus (“alone”) + ipse (“self”) + -ism.Resimler
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