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What does solipsism mean?

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Noun
  1. (philosophy) The theory that the self is all that exists or that can be proven to exist.
  2. Self-absorption, an unawareness of the views or needs of others; self-centeredness; egoism.
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As a clear example of an untestable, unscientific, hypothesis that is perfectly consistent with empirical observations, consider solipsism.
The narcissistic presumption of centrality that underpins paranoia here gives birth to semiotic solipsism.
Although he lacks the serrated edge of Swift's wit, Adams shares the same smiling intolerance of asininity or solipsism.
It demands a selfish solipsism that holds the needs of colleagues, friends, and even family temporarily at bay.
For Ungaretti, this classical perspective would always be a safeguard against solipsism and aesthetic decadence.
The only support for solipsism is the fact that our own sentience is the sole thing we have direct knowledge of.

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