solipsism

Solipsism is the theory that only the self is real and that the self cannot be aware of anything else except itself.

(noun)

An example of solipsism is the idea that nothing matters except yourself.

See solipsism in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the theory that the self can be aware of nothing but its own experiences and states
the theory that nothing exists or is real but the self

Origin: < L solus, alone, sole + ipse, self + -ism

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See solipsism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Philosophy

Origin:

Origin: Latin sōlus, alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + Latin ipse, self

Origin: + -ism

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